A Samsung Smart TV app can pass review, remain dormant for months, and later be remotely activated as part of a residential proxy network.
Samsung told TechCrunch that it will ban Smart TV apps containing residential proxy software after security researchers found that some apps could be remotely converted into proxy nodes. The software allows third parties to route internet traffic through users’ home connections..
The issue centers on certain software development kits, or SDKs, that developers can add to apps. Once activated, the code can use a television’s internet connection as part of a residential proxy network.
The findings have renewed…
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