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Technology
Ryan Epps

TV security is at an all-time low and it’s time for a major upgrade — how to stay safe

TV on stand in living room with software.

More and more TV hacks have become commonplace over the past several months. From the likes of LG’s webOS concerns, which saw several vulnerabilities across a wide swath of the best LG TVs, to Roku’s major credential stuffing breach that compromised over 500,000 accounts, it’s clear that our displays are fast becoming a hotspot for cybercrime. 

As our TVs improve beyond just OLED and Micro-LED panels, with more of a technological backbone to better suit you across a wide range of use cases, so too will their potential for imminent hacking. Vulnerabilities run rampant across such smart TV interfaces, many of which go unnoticed until hackers have already pried open that unknown door. 

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