cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53326082
A malware campaign dubbed ‘Midnight Mimosa’ has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. […]
A little less than half of the apps you can download for an LG TV will also set up residential proxies.
Gamers Nexus mentioned this article in a recent video:
https://spur.us/blog/smart-tv-apps-residential-proxy-sdks
Unironically everyone using a huge mesh residential proxy would be super based for internet privacy.