smart TVs
Coverage of smart TVs in the Nexus archive.
- 6 Reasons Why Device Code Phishing is the Fastest-Growing Threat of 2026
Device code phishing, which abuses the OAuth 2.0 device authorization grant to steal access tokens, has rapidly evolved from a niche red-team technique to an industrial-scale threat in under six months. Originally designed for input-constrained devices like smart TVs and printers, the device authorization login flow is now being exploited in a wide range of applications beyond its intended scope.
- 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.