Tag: consumer electronics
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Skullcandy Earbuds Expose Users to Bluetooth Hijacking Risk
Thousands of Skullcandy earbud owners may be vulnerable to Bluetooth hijacking due to a high-severity flaw in the Airoha Bluetooth Audio SDK - leaving them with a tough decision: risk compromised hardware or toss their earbuds.
LG Smart TVs Collect Extensive User Data, Researchers Warn
LG smart TVs are collecting extensive user data, including audio recordings even when the voice recognition feature is turned off or the TV is on standby, raising serious concerns about privacy invasion. This alarming discovery has experts warning of an egregious breach of personal data.
Comcast's WiFi Routers Expose Home Motion Data
Did you know that Comcast's WiFi routers can detect motion in your home and potentially share that data with third parties, even law enforcement, without further notice? This feature, called WiFi Motion, can track movement near your connected devices and send you alerts - but at what cost to your private life?
Unpatched Shark Vacuum Flaw Exposes Regional Control Risk
A security flaw in Shark vacuums could put regional control at risk, as demonstrated by researcher tokay0, who exploited the vulnerability to run root commands on hundreds of thousands of devices in a single AWS region. This alarming weakness was discovered through a clever hack that allowed tokay0 to harvest serial numbers and execute commands remotely.
Smart TVs Compromised by Proxyware Vulnerabilities Plague 24-Year-Old Curl AI Emerges in Cybercrime Forums Hackers Exploit Microsoft Teams Legacy Credentials Fuel Data Breaches
Over a third of smart TV apps, including clocks, screensavers, and games, contain residential proxy software, putting your device at risk. Researchers found that 42.5% of LG webOS and 26.9% of Samsung Tizen apps harbour these vulnerabilities.
FCC Expands Foreign Router Ban to Mobile Hotspots
The FCC has expanded its ban on foreign-made routers to include mobile hotspots and home devices that use LTE or 5G connections, affecting U.S. consumers and small businesses. This move now explicitly prohibits the sale of portable Wi-Fi hotspots and home routers manufactured abroad.
Netgear Sidesteps Router Ban with FCC Waiver
Netgear has scored a major win with the FCC granting it a temporary waiver, allowing the company to import consumer routers until 2027 despite a broader ban on foreign-made networking hardware. This move marks a significant exception to the rule, with Netgear becoming the first consumer brand to sidestep the import restriction.