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		reaperducer on July 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Samsung Blu-ray players bricked because of an XML ... Maybe making the player part of a DDOS botnet? That's all I can think of. The only consumer electronic in my house I allow to talk to the internet is the AppleTV. Nothing else is allowed on the router. Not the TV. Not the disc player. Not the refrigerator. Not even the "smart" thermostat.

Wowfunhappy on July 19, 2020 [–]

> Maybe making the player part of a DDOS botnet?

This only works if the player is connected to the internet, which shouldn't be necessary to begin with.

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