What you do not know about hackers hacking thousands of Chromecasts

Two hackers have hacked thousands of devices Chromecast Among the giants of Google technology, to warn users of a security vulnerability affecting the device, a vulnerability that Google has ignored for nearly five years.

Security researchers said the error could be used in more damaging attacks if nothing is done because hackers forced Chrome Chrome devices Chromecast Infected, to display a pop-up notification visible on the TV to which it is connected, warning the user that the incorrectly configured router displays the smart transmitter and the hackers TV.

The authors became known as TheHackerGiraffe And J3ws3r The latest people know how to fool Google broadcasters into watching all the YouTube videos they want, including specially designed ones. PewDiePie, One of the most famous YouTube users in Sweden and his real name Felix Kjellberg.

This error is exploited, called the CastHack, A weak point of the Chrome router and the connected router, and some home routers have activated a protocol UPnP, A network protocol that can be exploited in many ways UPnP Redirects ports from the intranet to the Internet, making ChromeStack devices and other devices visible and accessible from anywhere on the Internet.