Google Chromecast is Hacked to Promote YouTube Megastar

CNET: More than 5,500 exposed smart TVs, Chromecast streamers and Google Home devices have been commandeered in the name of YouTube megastar PewDiePie. Hacker Giraffe, the same pseudonymous person who forced thousands of exposed printers last year to churn out pages saying “Subscribe to PewDiePie,” has his sight set on smart devices to promote the YouTube star’s channel.