Samsung Prohibits Smart TV Apps Utilizing Residential Proxy Networks

Samsung has banned smart TV apps that exploit residential proxy networks to share users' internet connections with third parties, addressing security vulnerabilities that could enable cyberattacks. The move follows research revealing apps like a popular Pac-Man game contained proxy code from Bright Data, allowing malicious traffic routing through users' devices.

New security research offers a rare view inside residential proxy networks, which rely on apps that share a person's internet connection with someone else.

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