LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps
2026-07-24T01:23:30Z•76c41995d144d7a0f02def9837db7d13bc054327ed0cc85e1963ac07540bef37
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What happened
A batch of KrebsOnSecurity reports detailing multiple high-impact incidents: LG will ban smart‑TV apps that turn sets into always‑on residential proxy nodes after research found many apps allow third‑party traffic routing; Microsoft released a record 570 security fixes (Microsoft attributed the spike to AI‑aided vulnerability discovery); CISA leaked internal credentials (including AWS GovCloud keys) via a contractor’s public GitHub repo; researchers linked the Popa Android botnet to NetNut/Alarum Technologies and the FBI seized hundreds of associated domains; media coverage exposed an evasive,
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- krebs_on_security
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- 2026-07-24T01:23:30Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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