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.
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First reported by Latest from Tom's Hardware in News, 3h 11m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 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 decrypt.co, appeared on 26 October at 15:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Latest from Tom's Hardware in News, Hacker News, decrypt.co.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Latest from Tom's Hardware in NewsCybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads
- Hacker NewsSamsung TVs look for microphones in your house via Bluetooth and then spy events
- decrypt.co'Privacy Horror’: Researcher Uncovers Extent of Samsung Smart TV User Tracking
Sources
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- 'Privacy Horror’: Researcher Uncovers Extent of Samsung Smart TV User Tracking decrypt.co
- Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads Latest from Tom's Hardware in News
- Samsung TVs look for microphones in your house via Bluetooth and then spy events Hacker News
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