Can someone hack into smart tv to get access to internet.

slenderkitten

I use my mobile data for internet as I get unlimited data and don't have home internet.
I first noticed a month ago that someone appeared to have hacked into my phone I could see something called "connected device" and was using my internet, my phone slowed up considerably I changed the passwords of the hotspot and all was fine.

Since then I noticed again starting a week ago that this 'connected device' showed up again.   I don't believe it's any of the devices i own.  Could someone hack into my smart tv to get access, if so is there a way to find scan the tv, or ban this device from accessing?

JJ_Egan

What device is it ??

Is your smart tv connected to your mobile network ??

wongataa

If you have never connected the TV to a network is is unlikely that it is the TV.

Look in the TV settings for the television's MAC address.  Look in the connection properties for the mysterious connected device for the MAC address of this object.  If they don't match it isn't the TV.

slenderkitten

Everything i have uses my mobile data. 

JJ_Egan

But is the TV connected to this .

What is this device CONNECTED ??

slenderkitten

that is what shows up

slenderkitten

panic over checked mac address turns out to be the hifi, which is strange as it had its own name, is there a way to change it back?

debitcardmayhem

Give everyone help, what is the phone, has it got bluetooth on as well, what are the MAC addresses of the connected devices especially the Unknown One

psychic_teabag

Could it just be a neighbour hacking into the wifi mobile hotspot ?  Do you leave the hotspot enabled all the time, or only when you want to access the internet from another device ?

Which OS and version is on the phone ?  Is the hotspot functionality built-in, or an app ?  I think that even if you configure the hotspot to only accept particular devices, it's not impossible for a hacker to impersonate those devices in order to gain access.  wifi isn't terribly secure.

slenderkitten

did you read my last message, i discovered what the device is.  Is there a way to change the device name as it used to have one showing up?

DoaM

slenderkitten said:

did you read my last message, i discovered what the device is.  Is there a way to change the device name as it used to have one showing up?

Did you read an earlier reply?

debitcardmayhem said:

Give everyone help, what is the phone, has it got bluetooth on as well, what are the MAC addresses of the connected devices especially the Unknown One

We're good but we're not psychic.