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An expert in the Security Analysis Department of the Russian company Digital Security, Alexander Bagov, revealed the possibility of using smart TVs to monitor people even when they are not operating.
The technical expert explained, as reported by the Russian newspaper Izvestia, that modern smart TVs are equipped with cameras and microphones, so intruders can use them to eavesdrop and spy on their owners, indicating that the camera and microphone in the smart TV allow spying and eavesdropping on its owner even when it is turned off, meaning that this TV can become A target for intruders, hackers, and others.
He explained that foreign smart TVs, in addition to various service interfaces for diagnosis and debugging, are actively used around the world for espionage.
Baghov revealed that infiltration into smart TV allowed hackers to access other devices within the network such as phones and computers, pointing out that in order to prevent intruders and intruders from penetrating the home network, the TV software must always be updated regularly and other devices that have not been confirmed to be infiltrated should be isolated from it. .
The expert points out that modern routers allow the creation of several Wi-Fi points, allowing verified and unverified devices to be connected to different points.
