Bitdefender's 2026 IoT Security Landscape Report found that smart TVs and connected plugs accounted for a large share of recorded security weaknesses in household devices, according to the source. The analysis covered about 10.4 million protected home routers between January and September.
Televisions represented 22.7% of vulnerability observations. Smart plugs followed at 22.4%, linked with a known software flaw.
The source article is a short excerpt and does not identify specific vulnerabilities, affected models, or the tracking behavior described in the headline. It also does not say how long the devices remain unpatched or what remediation is available.