Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick
Security researchers have discovered that generic TV streaming sticks are being used as part of a massive ad fraud network. These devices secretly spoof mobile phones to click on advertisements, funneling data to a Chinese-based IoT company.
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a one-time fee, warning that they secretly rent the user’s Internet connection out to strangers. But a groundbreaking new analysis finds these devices also routinely spoof themselves as mobile phones clicking ads on AI-generated websites as part of sprawling operation that seeks to defraud online merchants and advertising networks.
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