Your smart TV probably watches you more closely than you watch it, the Federal Bureau of Investigations warned consumers last week.
Your smart TV probably watches you more closely than you watch it, and the FBI wants you to keep that in mind this Christmas shopping season.
"A bad cyber actor may not be able to access your locked-down computer directly, but it is possible that your unsecured TV can give him or her an easy way in the backdoor through your router," the agency said."Hackers can also take control of your unsecured TV. At the low end of the risk spectrum, they can change channels, play with the volume, and show your kids inappropriate videos.
Millions of popular smart TVs have hosts of security vulnerabilities that a relatively unskilled hacker could take advantage of. Americans spend an average of 3.5 hours a day in front of the TV according to eMarketer and Australians watch on average 2 hours and 27 minutes a day, according to Nielsen. That's a hefty chunk of time for an unwanted party to exploit. These kinds of attacks aren't common, but they're not impossible either, though the FBI did not include any statistics in its warning.
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