Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads

A hacker reverse-engineered his own Samsung TV and found alarming spying activity, including code that used connected devices' microphones to listen to users.

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2026-10-25 10:00 · Tom's Hardware
Cybersecurity bounty hunter says Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ads

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