mo4ch:>Hackers seize control of 1000s of Google Chromecasts to promote PewDiePie | Mo4ch News

In a bizarre hacking case, over 72,000 Chromecasts were infiltrated to expose a vulnerability to users while at the same time promoting the hackers’ favorite YouTuber, PewDiePie.The hackers, who go by HackerGiraffe and J3ws3r, targeted thousands of Chromecast streaming dongles, Google Home smart TVs, and speakers with built-in Chromecast technologies.They were able to do so by exploiting a misconfigured router security bug that Google has been aware of since 2014.Also on rt.comFrom Logan Paul & PewDiePie to French Spiderman, here are the viral winners and losers of 2018The hacked devices displayed a security warning reading: “YOUR Chromecast/Smart TV is exposed to the public internet and is exposing sensitive information about you! To find more about what to do and how to fix this, visit https://bit.ly/CastHack for more information. You should also subscribe to PewDiePie.”The message linked to a website set up by the hackers called CastHack. It contains a link to subscribe to the …