- Dec 30, 2012
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A team of scientists at Columbia University claim hybrid smart TVs that blur the line between televisions and the internet are vulnerable to a simple hack.
Coined the ‘red-button attack’ - named after the red button used on modern smart TV remotes to access additional content - the flaw can be exploited with just a $250 (£150) transmitter.
In just minutes, someone using a smart TV could find their various internet accounts sending spam, printing coupons and writing fake reviews without their knowledge.
Hackers could, in theory, also use these accounts to harvest personal information.
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Coined the ‘red-button attack’ - named after the red button used on modern smart TV remotes to access additional content - the flaw can be exploited with just a $250 (£150) transmitter.
In just minutes, someone using a smart TV could find their various internet accounts sending spam, printing coupons and writing fake reviews without their knowledge.
Hackers could, in theory, also use these accounts to harvest personal information.
More
