Samsung Smart TV security vulnerabilities can be root and remote access


Samsung Smart TV security vulnerabilities can be root and remote access

 Please pay attention to the owner of the Samsung Smart TV, security researcher Luigi Auriemma (Luigi Auriemma) has discovered a vulnerability in some Samsung smart TV, hackers can use it remotely access your TV.
In addition to remote access Samsung TV, hackers can access files on U disk connected to a TV, reconfigure the TV's remote control, even root privileges to load malicious software onto your smart TV system.
Auriemma said that there is this vulnerability Samsung TV LED 3D Smart TV can be used to browse the Internet, use social networking, buying movies and do a lot of other things, some hackers take advantage of the vulnerability of this equipment to gain access to sensitive information and monitor the content, and the remote root the device itself.
In order to protect themselves from attack, Auriemma is recommended that users disable smart TV network. However, if the network is disabled, you can also buy a smart TV to do it? So far, Samsung has not this issue a statement.