You have been warned! Cracked Fire Stick TVs and other “modified gadgets” expose you to dangers

Always for The SunMarijus Briedis, CTO at NordVPN, wanted to explain why the introduction of these modified devices into our homes could pose serious security problems. According to him, the majority of users would not be able to notice whether the device they received contains malware or not. He explains in particular that hackers can find easy entry points to steal your personal information, such as your banking services, your identification details, your contacts, or even the history of your emails and messages: “Your TV, Wi-Fi network or smart home devices are much less likely to have protections and can be an easy entry point for cybercriminals”.

Once it gets its hands on your network and the devices connected to it, the malware can “connect to a wider network of bots and be used by cybercriminals to generate revenue by mining cryptocurrency or clicking on advertisements”.

All this is of course in addition to the legal consequences to which users are exposed. In France as in Great Britain, although sanctions are provided for users, prosecutions and convictions primarily focus on the distributors and resellers of these illegal services. However, the noose is tightening ever more, as we see for example in Italy where the possibility of using an automated system to distribute fines to users, up to 5,000 euros, was recently discussed.