An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

  • Iammetheone@thelemmy.club
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    8 hours ago

    But the video showed him connecting a pc to the TV to do the hacking. So it means a physical connection is required to run the shell command. Soo It means I can’t get hacked right ?

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      8 hours ago

      According to the video they just needed to be on the same network not physically connected to the TV. If that was accurate…