Hacker group finds a way to gain root access to Chromecast

Monday, July 29, 2013 - 08:00 in Mathematics & Economics

(Phys.org) —GTVHacker has posted a blog entry describing a hack they've done on Google's new streaming stick Chromecast. Because the process is so simple, it appears as if Google intentionally left the "vulnerability" open for hackers and other commercial enterprises to exploit, much as they have done with Android devices.

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