Samsung TV's mysterious rmdemon service runs a packet logger, researcher captures plaintext telemetry
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-26
Security researcher @log4j revealed that Samsung TVs run a service called rmdemon (yes, demon, not daemon) that starts a packet logger on your home network. In a twist of irony, this built-in packet logger proved invaluable for capturing the plaintext data the TV sends to Samsung's servers, fully mapping out its telemetry behavior. The researcher questions what legitimate use case Samsung could have for it.
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