Researcher to demonstrate how hackers can watch for free the TV programs you paid for
The Internet is already buzzing about the Hack in the Box (HITB) conference that will take place in Amsterdam between May 21 and May 25. Among the interesting subjects presented at the event, there are also the flaws discovered by a Polish security researcher in digital satellite TV set-top-boxes and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) chipsets.
The security expert is Adam Gowdiak and his findings reveal that a large number of digital satellite TV platforms worldwide are exposed to malicious operations due to the weaknesses that exist not only in the software and the hardware of these devices, but also because of the services supplied by many vendors.
Gowdiak, who is the founder and CEO of Security Explorations, wants to demonstrate that digital satellite TV set-top-boxes are exposed to hacking and malware infection and the worst part is that there is no user interaction required. Basically, the expert’s research shows that a cleverly designed piece of malware can be leveraged by a hacker to gain access over the Internet to the encrypted satellite TV programs paid by an unsuspecting user.
