Craftsmen got access to Google Chromecast software



    Not even a few days have passed since the announcement of the Chromecast TV-stick, as craftsmen have already gained access to the secrets of this device. All of this was done by the gtvhacker team. The guys created an exploit that helps to get the root shell through port 23. The team hopes that the work done will help third-party developers create their own software for this device.

    Of course, Chromecast has its drawbacks, which may be eliminated by third-party developers.

    But the most interesting thing is not this, but the fact that the OS for Google Chromecast is not using ChromeOS, but rather a modified Android. Installing apk packages here seems to be impossible, but the bootloader, the kernel, binaries and more - all this is taken from Google TV.

    Here is a video of the process of accessing the secrets of the device from Google:



    Well, the details of “hacking” a TV stick can be found here .

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