Smart TVs and connected plugs accounted for a large share of recorded security weaknesses in household devices, according to Bitdefender’s 2026 IoT Security Landscape Report. The analysis covered approximately 10.4 million protected home routers between January and September. Televisions represented 22.7% of vulnerability observations, followed by smart plugs at 22.4% linked with a known software flaw.
Smart TVs can harbor unpatched security flaws and track what you watch
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