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New Android ransomware targets smart TVs – ExtremeTech

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New Android ransomware targets smart TVs
ExtremeTech
Now, a new version of the Frantic Locker (or FLocker) Android ransomware has started popping up that goes after more than your phone or tablet. The new FLocker can lock down your TV until you pay up. And no, it doesn't care that Game of Thrones is on.
Forget Game of Thrones as Android ransomware infects TVsThe Register
Yes, even smart TVs can be hit by Android ransomwareGraham Cluley Security News
FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVsSoftpedia News
International Business Times, India Edition –myce.com –Infosecurity Magazine
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Yes, even smart TVs can be hit by Android ransomware

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Yes, even smart TVs can be hit by Android ransomware

Researchers are actively tracking a ransomware family whose variants can infect all Android devices, including smart TVs.

David Bisson reports.

Graham Cluley

How to secure the Smart City of the future – IT News Africa

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How to secure the Smart City of the future
IT News Africa
Likewise, worms and viruses that can propagate from device to device can be expected to emerge – particularly with mobile and the Android operating system. Embedded … The largest botnet FortiGuard labs has witnessed is in the range of 15 million PC's.

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Android-Based Smart TVs Aren’t That Smart When You Install Malware on Them – Softpedia News

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Android-Based Smart TVs Aren't That Smart When You Install Malware on Them
Softpedia News
It was only a matter of time until actual Android malware was detected on smart TVs, and we didn't have to wait long. Last November, a security researcher from Symantec ran an experiment to see how hard it would be to remove Android ransomware, usually …

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