Recently discovered software vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of LG smart TVs could allow cybercriminals to hijack them.
On Tuesday, security firm Bitdefender publishedsecurity researchrevealing four different software bugs impacting LGs WebOS TV operating system.
Bitdefender originally alerted LG to these issues in November.
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Gizmodo reached out to LG for comment and will update this story if it responds.
You could also wind up getting your unit tied into a crypto-mining scheme or a botnet.
LGreleased a patchfor the security issues as part of its latest update on March 22.
Most LG devices should have downloaded this update automatically.
If there is one, hit Download and Install.
Thats itthats all you have to do.
Now back to streaming.
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