Da Cap’n to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 17 days agoVo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwidewww.bleepingcomputer.commessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down11
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkVo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwidewww.bleepingcomputer.comDa Cap’n to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 17 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-square@brrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•16 days agoWhy are they even connected to your router in the first place?
minus-square@superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-215 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-square@LettucePrey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•16 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