Panasonic HDTV Security Flaws: Data Theft Risks Identified by Mocana

Internet-connected HDTVs from one major manufacturer -- which appears to be Panasonic -- have security holes that could allow an attacker to trick users into giving up credit card information or other private data, according to a report by Mocana, which sells embedded security software solutions. In its testing, San Francisco-based Mocana said it was able to intercept and redirect Internet traffic to and from the HDTV. That could allow a hacker to fool consumers into thinking that "imposter" banking and e-commerce websites were legitimate.

The name of the HDTV vendor is redacted in the Mocana report, which was released last week and is available to download here: .

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