Dossier
smart TVs
Coverage of smart TVs in the Nexus archive.
- NetNut proxy network disrupted, 2 million infected devices cut off
A joint operation involving Google has disrupted NetNut, a residential proxy network that provided access to millions of compromised Android devices, including smart TVs and streaming boxes. The disruption cut off 2 million infected devices from the network.
- Free Apps Are Quietly Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI
A researcher found that Bright Data's iOS SDK, embedded in free apps, turns devices like smart TVs into exit nodes for web-scraping traffic used by the AI industry. The company, successor to Luminati, claims to operate the world's largest residential proxy network.