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Samsung and LG remove botnet apps from smart TVs
Samsung and LG pledge to delete apps that turned TVs into AI scraping machines but over 40% of webOS apps had botnet code.
In brief
Samsung and LG pledge to delete apps that turned TVs into AI scraping machines but over 40% of webOS apps had botnet code. Samsung and LG will remove smart TV apps with botnet code after finding over 40% of webOS apps contained residential proxy code. Originally reported by TechRadar.
Samsung and LG vow
Samsung and LG vow to remove 'botnet' apps from their smart TV app stores that turned sets into AI scraping machines.
“Samsung and LG vow to remove 'botnet' apps from their smart TV app stores that turned sets into AI scraping machines”
Over 40% of webOS apps
The shocking claim that over 40 percent of webOS apps had 'residential proxy' code raises the question of how things got this bad.
“The shocking claim that over 40 percent of webos apps had 'residential proxy' code”
WebOS apps contain botnet code
Over 40 percent of webOS apps contained residential proxy code that could be used for botnet operations.
“over 40 percent of webos apps had 'residential proxy' code”
Security concerns
The security issue stems from apps that could be used to scrape the web without user consent.
How things got bad
The question of how things got this bad remains unanswered after the discovery of botnet code in webOS apps.
The takeaway
Samsung and LG will remove smart TV apps with botnet code after finding over 40% of webOS apps contained residential proxy code.
