I like a deal. But the next time you're thinking of buying an electronic device, you might want to think twice before you buy something off-brand, like a video streaming stick or a digital picture frame from a company you don't recognize. That's because these devices sometimes come pre-installed with software called residential proxy software.And this stuff is bad. Residential proxy software lets anyone in the world get access to your home network. It can be used by hackers. It can be used by scammers.In th ...

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FBI Warning: Is Your Android Part Of A Secret Botnet—Check NowAttacks on smart devices at home have “exploded” in the past year, turning your innocent looking tech into “exit points for other people’s traffic.”That’s the stark alert from GreyNoise, and follows a year in which the FBI and Google made headlines warning tens of millions of Android devices were infected with BADBOX 2.0 alone. https://t.co/DI2osEOyEE ...

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