Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoVo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwidewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down11 cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkVo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwidewww.bleepingcomputer.comDa Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square19fedilink cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoWhy are they even connected to your router in the first place?
minus-squaresuperglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoNot OP but, my TV has a local api. I connected it to my network so I can control it via home assistant. That can be one reason why. Of course, its also on a VLAN that has no access to the WAN.
minus-squareLettucePrey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agofirmware updates, then I forget the network on the device and then denylist the MAC address
Why are they even connected to your router in the first place?
Not OP but, my TV has a local api. I connected it to my network so I can control it via home assistant. That can be one reason why. Of course, its also on a VLAN that has no access to the WAN.
firmware updates, then I forget the network on the device and then denylist the MAC address