>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[...]
>But a groundbreaking new analysis finds these devices also routinely spoof themselves as mobile phones clicking ads on AI-generated websites as part of a sprawling operation that seeks to defraud online merchants and advertising networks.
Based actually
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2026-08-24 10:01:48 UTC
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2026-08-24 10:01:48 UTCEvent JSON
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