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Last updated: August 5th, 2013 at 12:18 UTC+02:00
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The browser on these TVs can also be compromised, by executing the necessary JavaScript code when a user clicks on some link, allowing a hacker to override the DNS server setting and open up a fake website instead, as Samsung's customized WebKit engine does not seem to verify TLS certificates and hence doesn't warn a user when the server certificate of a phishing site doesn't match the called URL.
Samsung has apparently closed some of the vulnerabilities in an update for some products, and let's hope the company can stay on top of such security flaws without needing someone to demonstrate these exploits.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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