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Hackers hijack thousands of Chromecasts to warn of latest security bug – TechCrunch

Rejected submission by MrPlow at 2019-01-03 05:16:02
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

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Hackers have hijacked thousands of exposed Chromecast streaming devices to warn users of the latest security flaw to affect the device. But other security researchers say that the bug — if left unfixed — could be used for more disruptive attacks. The culprits, known as Hacker Giraffe and J3ws3r, ha…

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/02/chromecast-bug-hackers-havoc/ [techcrunch.com]

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