Hacker reverse-engineers Samsung TV, finds onboard AI listening via external mics
A hacker reverse-engineered a 2025 Samsung TV and found its on-device AI continuously listens, even borrowing microphones from connected devices to send audio to Bixby. Follow-up tests confirmed the behavior, and the hacker was subsequently banned by OpenAI.
2026-10-24 ~ 2026-10-24 · 3 related posts
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