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Carrie Marshall

MYSTERIOUS: Lg fixes worrying security vulnerabilities on some smart tvs check if your model is among them | Mind Blowing Facts

A gamer sitting in front of an LG OLED TV.

Update from April 12: It has been confirmed (via 4Kfilm.de) that all LG models running the webOS versions listed below are affected (not just the TV models listed below). If you own an LG TV from 2019 onwards, it is affected by security vulnerabilities and you should download the latest software update. 

If your LG TV is running webOS versions 4 to 7, you might have heard the recent report that it was vulnerable to a serious hack. Bitdefender raised concerns yesterday (April 9) that the vulnerability – which affects LG TVs and its commercial signage monitors too – enabled hackers to gain root access to the operating system, effectively giving them full and unlimited access to the TV or monitor. 

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