Warning over Cyberattack Linked to TV 'Dodgy Boxes'

Warning issued to Irish ‘dodgy box’ owners following large-scale cyber attacks on everyday streaming devices

Irish households that have a “dodgy box” or other unregulated streaming devices are vulnerable to increasingly nefarious cyber attacks, Grant Thornton has warned.

Irish consumers warned devices such as dodgy boxes may have been compromised in cyber attack

More than 2m Android devices were reportedly compromised by a botnet in 35 seconds.

Warning over cyberattack linked to TV 'dodgy boxes'

Irish consumers are being warned that a range of devices including so-called TV "dodgy boxes" could have been compromised by a major global cyberattack.