Rajesh Kumar (name changed) was in the habit of watching porn on the smart TV in his bedroom and often visited adult websites.

However, recently, the married man got the shock of his life when he discovered a video of intimate moments he had shared with his wife, on one such website.

The cybersecurity experts that Rajesh contacted, eventually found that the smart TV in his room had been hacked into and its camera functionality was remotely used to capture footage — all without Rajesh's knowledge.

EASY PREY Cybersecurity experts that Rajesh contacted found that the smart TV in his bedroom had been hacked into and its camera functionality was remotely used

They say it could be because Rajesh visited porn sites using the smart TV

A resident of a posh locality in Surat, he was both stunned and extremely disturbed on discovering the video of him and his wife on a porn site. He did not contact the police for fear of public humiliation, but instead contacted certain cybersecurity experts with knowledge of such high-end technology crimes to investigate how this happened.

The experts reportedly investigated Rajesh's room, but did not find any hidden camera. For a considerable period of time, they were flummoxed by how the video could have been recorded and uploaded online. Then, their eyes fell on the smart TV in the room.

Subsequent investigations revealed that because Rajesh visite porn sites, a hacker on one such site might have hacked into the TV — just like computers — and used the in-built camera remotely to capture the live feed. Because the TV was WiFi enabled, the recorded video was also uploaded online.

Rajesh has since taken the help of the cybersecurity experts to get the video removed, but the incident poses a big question regarding how much new-age technology can invade into private spaces.

Several manufacturers equip TV sets with security features, but these are seemingly penetrable as hackers gain edge. In a day and age when high-end security systems of government websites, banks and other sensitive spaces are also not secure, commercial TVs with cameras may, in fact, be all too easy.

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