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Author Topic: 2013-06-17 Could hackers turn your TV into a zombie bitcoin miner?  (Read 777 times)
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June 17, 2013, 09:23:45 AM
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http://www.coindesk.com/could-hackers-turn-your-tv-into-a-zombie-bitcoin-miner/

These devices are among a growing number of Smart TVs, always connected to the Internet and accessing online services in addition to digital TV, to improve the viewing experience. The research was carried out by Marco Ghiglieri, Florian Oswald and Erik Tews of the Technical University of Darmstadt. Martin Herfurt from Germany consultancy Nruns also explored the Samsung TVs in question. They were found to have flaws that would allow attackers to inject their own content.
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