@mo @adamshostack Well, IDK about getting accused, but your device almost certainly will at some point be leased by cybercriminals.
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New, by me: Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a one-time fee, warning that they secretly rent the user's Internet connection out to strangers. But a groundbreaking new analysis finds these devices also routinely spoof themselves as mobile phones clicking ads on AI-generated websites as part of sprawling operation that seeks to defraud online merchants and advertising networks.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/read-this-before-you-buy-that-tv-streaming-stick/
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