FBI’s Portland field office cautioned on its website that hackers could commandeer people’s smart TVs and potentially spy on them through the devices’ cameras and microphones.
The FBI wrote: “Beyond the risk that your TV manufacturer and app developers may be listening and watching you, that television can also be a gateway for hackers to come into your home. A bad cyber actor may not be able to access your locked-down computer directly, but it is possible that your unsecured TV can give him or her an easy way in the backdoor through your router.”