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Amelia Schwanke

EXPLAINED: Amazon s latest fire tv stick update has 3 important security fixes | Vintage Vibes

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max pictured on a wooden surface

Amazon has released an update for Fire TV Stick owners that fixes some security issues. The company rolled out the software update, which patches three separate security vulnerabilities that could make the streaming device susceptible to malware, on 4 May.

The trio of security flaws were reportedly discovered by cybersecurity company Bitdefender, which shared its findings to the Amazon Fire TV team through its Bug Bounty program. According to the Mirror, one of the security bugs made the streaming device vulnerable to a hacking method known as PIN brute forcing. 

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