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Security researchers found that nearly half of tested LG smart TV apps include SDKs that turn living-room devices into residential proxy nodes without proper private-range blocklists. These proxy connections run silently, exposing home networks and sidestepping meaningful user consent or ongoing control.
- Nearly half of tested LG Smart TV apps bundle residential proxy SDKs (Bright Data, Massive, Honeygain/Oxylabs) that turn TVs into proxy nodes for others' traffic.
- Bright Data's code blocks private IP ranges (proving the capability to reach them), while Massive and Honeygain/Oxylabs samples open raw TCP sockets with no private-range filtering at all.
- These proxy connections run silently with no post-install disclosure, ongoing consent, bandwidth visibility, or user control—even trivial apps like screensavers or clocks can carry them.