Security concern - Somebody connected to my TV?

[Djuntas]

Hello, yesterday somebody connected to my LG A1, using a samsung S20 ultra. Through a translation on Arabic (Im from Denmark, with no closeby Arabic neigherbours, but I am living in an apartment) I found out its a guy that also hides his name like "Private person S20 ultra" wants to play this video pop up. This happened while I was using the TV for Netflix. Im not on ethernet cable, on WiFi atm with the TV.

 

Has anyone ever had this happen to them? I figured somebody connected to my password protected Wifi then, or what is going on? Maybe bluetooth range even through im quit far up?

Im quit surprised this is even possible, and why somebody would do that in the first place. Contacted LG support also, maybe they know it as a common thing.

 

 

[Kilrah]

Probably just a neighbour trying to connect via wifi direct/screen cast?

[Djuntas]

6 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Probably just a neighbour trying to connect via wifi direct/screen cast?

Thats my thoughts as well, but I have no arabic neighbours, so I dunno...Also again my WiFi is password protected and IIRC to connect to the TV to mirror/cast dont the person need to be on my wifi to do so? I mean maybe somebody down in the street or parking lot like idk 20 meters away from me connected O.o? But why thats all I can think off - Anyway already removed device history and changed some stuff.

[circeseye]

yea ive had my neighbor try to connect to my tv. (accident he has a lg also and picked the wrong one)
but you have to authorize (ok) it. otherwise they cant connect

[Djuntas]

9 hours ago, circeseye said:

yea ive had my neighbor try to connect to my tv. (accident he has a lg also and picked the wrong one)
but you have to authorize (ok) it. otherwise they cant connect

Cool, still odd in my case again because a) Arabic langue "private name" b) I have no arabic people close to me, so its somebody way down the street or some reaching my TV? But odd how ppl can do it without being on my WiFi, so guess its bluetooth range being good?

[FliP0x]

Someone hacked your WiFi password and got the prompt to cast to your TV, maybe they even clicked on it by accident.

 

This happened to me as well. Some kids on the nearby playground somehow got my WiFi password and played Minecraft Let's Plays on my TV. Changed the password and haven't had issues since.

[Djuntas]

8 hours ago, FliP0x said:

Someone hacked your WiFi password and got the prompt to cast to your TV, maybe they even clicked on it by accident.

 

This happened to me as well. Some kids on the nearby playground somehow got my WiFi password and played Minecraft Let's Plays on my TV. Changed the password and haven't had issues since.

Hope thats the case. Still I dont have the easiest password, so if that sticks out...well okay  Time to consider a password manager soon enough, but I dont like giving my data to one entry-break-point.

[dilpickle]

They probably connected thru Bluetooth or wifi direct. Check your TVs settings.

[tikker]

20 hours ago, Djuntas said:

Time to consider a password manager soon enough, but I dont like giving my data to one entry-break-point.

That will never change. In one case the single-point-of-failure is you, in the other it's the password company. It's just a matter of what you trust more: you remembering all the passwords you've ever created for services, which has most likely led you to compromising on either or both password strength and number of different passwords, or the text file on your computer that contains them all never being compromised, or a company whose entire business model is to provide a password management environment. "It's  their business model" of course doesn't mean you should blindly trust them, but it is the thing they focus on and is why I'm looking at switching to one.

 

 

As for this, I would change the Wi-Fi password if you're really worried, keep an eye out and be done with it.

[ebtechie234]

If you don't see their device on your network, then they probably connected using WiFI DIrect/Miracast, and there really isn't too  much you can do about it since it works on an ad-hoc network basis.