{"id":27340,"date":"2019-06-18T00:07:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/samsung-reminds-rabble-to-scan-smart-tvs-for-viruses-then-tries-to-make-them-forget\/"},"modified":"2019-06-18T00:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:07:53","slug":"samsung-reminds-rabble-to-scan-smart-tvs-for-viruses-then-tries-to-make-them-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/samsung-reminds-rabble-to-scan-smart-tvs-for-viruses-then-tries-to-make-them-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung reminds rabble to scan smart TVs for viruses \u2013 then tries to make them forget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung on Sunday sent out a tweet urging people to check their Sammy smart TVs for viruses \u2013 and then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamsungSupport\/status\/1140409768743452672\">deleted the message<\/a>, as if someone realized that highlighting the risks posed by connected TVs may be bad for business.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190617113216\/https:\/twitter.com\/samsungsupport\/status\/1140409768743452672\">Twitter post<\/a>, sent via the South Korean manufacturer&#8217;s @SamsungSupport account, remains preserved for posterity thanks to the Internet Archive&#8217;s Wayback Machine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scanning your computer for malware viruses is important to keep it running smoothly,&#8221; the message warned. &#8220;This also is true for your QLED TV if it&#8217;s connected to Wi-Fi! Prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks. Here&#8217;s how:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2019\/06\/17\/samsung_tweet.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2019\/06\/17\/samsung_tweet.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Samsung's deleted tweet warning about smart TV security\" title=\"Samsung's deleted tweet warning about smart TV security\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Register<\/em> asked Samsung to explain the sudden reversal. We&#8217;ve not heard back.<\/p>\n<p>Infected TVs are not a novel concern. Security biz Symantec <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.symantec.com\/connect\/blogs\/how-my-tv-got-infected-ransomware-and-what-you-can-learn-it\">warned<\/a> about attacks on smart TVs back in 2015. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Showerthoughts\/comments\/3zjl8p\/ive_clicked_thousands_of_links_on_reddit_without\/cymy89a\/\">2016 Reddit post<\/a> tells a similar tale.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, device maker Vizio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/press-releases\/2017\/02\/vizio-pay-22-million-ftc-state-new-jersey-settle-charges-it\">agreed to pay $2.2m<\/a> to settle charges brought by the US Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General that it installed software on its TVs that collected viewing habit data without informing customers or asking permission.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Consumer Reports, working with Disconnect and Ranking Digital Rights, evaluated a number of smart TVs and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/televisions\/samsung-roku-smart-tvs-vulnerable-to-hacking-consumer-reports-finds\/\">found them lacking<\/a> in terms of privacy protection and security. That same year, security biz McAfee pointed out a flaw <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/08\/21\/mcafee_flaws_smartplugs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affecting Belkin&#8217;s Wemo Insight smart plugs<\/a> that put appliances on the network, like smart TVs, at risk.<\/p>\n<p>And earlier this month, Supra Smart Cloud TVs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2019\/06\/04\/supra_cloud_tv_flaw\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">were found to be vulnerable<\/a> to CVE-2019-12477, a remote file inclusion zero-day vulnerability that let individuals with local network access take over the video display.<\/p>\n<p>These challenges show no sign of going away as the majority of tellies shipped today are so-called smart TVs. According to market research firm IHS Markit, smart TVs represented <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/technology.ihs.com\/604804\/smart-tv-share-jumps-to-70-percent-of-tv-shipments-in-2018-from-less-than-50-percent-in-2015-ihs-markit-says\">70 per cent of all goggle-boxes shipped last year<\/a> globally. That&#8217;s up from less than 50 per cent in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Forty per cent of smart TVs shipped last year are running the Android operating system, which has been known to have the occasional security issue. And none of the other operating systems powering smart TVs have a better reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung should know by now that the first rule of IoT club is not to talk about the viruses. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"http:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2019\/06\/18\/samsung_smart_tv_malware\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet deleted as telly maker reconsiders damning but refreshingly honest messaging Samsung on Sunday sent out a tweet urging people to check their Sammy smart TVs for viruses \u2013 and then deleted the message, as if someone realized that highlighting the risks posed by connected TVs may be bad for business.\u2026 READ MORE 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