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Hacker Finds Samsung TVs Use AI to Record Audio and Screenshots for Ads

A cybersecurity researcher reverse-engineered a Samsung TV, discovering code that uses connected devices' microphones to listen to users.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 25 Oct 2026 · updated 5h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 25 Oct 2026. Latest from Tom's Hardware in News published first, on 25 October at 10:00 UTC; Hacker News followed 3h 11m later. The most recent article, from Hacker News, appeared on 25 October at 13:11 UTC.

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  1. Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads Latest from Tom's Hardware in News
  2. Samsung TVs look for microphones in your house via Bluetooth and then spy events Hacker News

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