Bitdefender: smart TVs carry unpatched flaws and track viewing habits

Bitdefender's 2026 IoT Security Landscape Report found TVs accounted for 22.7% of vulnerability observations and smart plugs 22.4%. Over nine months it recorded about 4.85 billion port scans (90.1% of attack events) and 466.6 million brute-force attempts. Free TV apps can turn sets into residential proxies, while LG TVs collect viewing data and details of nearby devices.

• TVs made up 22.7% of vulnerability observations, smart plugs 22.4%
• 4.85 billion port scans in nine months, 90.1% of attack events
• 455 of 466.6 million brute-force attempts targeted RDP
• Free TV apps can turn sets into proxies after users accept terms