Google Chromecast exploit: run a root shell on Google's $35 media streamer

Liliputing writes, Just a few days after Google released a $35 device for streaming internet video to your TV, hackers have figured out how to run unsigned code on the Google Chromecast. The folks at GTV Hackers have released an exploit package that lets you access a root shell on a Chromecast device. Right now there?s not much that casual users can do with root access. But this is the first step toward developers creating custom apps, mods, or even custom ROMs for Chromecast. The Chromecast features a single core Marvell processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. It?s designed to let you pick videos,?

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Source: http://mobilitybeat.com/liliputing/124560/google-chromecast-exploit-run-a-root-shell-on-googles-35-media-streamer/

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