Android streaming box

[comfortably_numb]

i wonder if they will go after people buying this crap

They tend to go after the sellers/streamers/bundlers whatever you would like to call them.

 

[John2021]

They tend to go after the sellers/streamers/bundlers whatever you would like to call them.

True but never the consumers though!!!

 

[AZ.]

A variety of tech sites have found some of these "piracy" streaming boxes to be full of malware out of the box that you wouldn't want on your home network. e.g. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/thou...fected-with-dangerous-malware-linked-to-fraud

This is way over my head....simply how could it hurt you other than theft of service?

 

[ncted]

This is way over my head....simply how could it hurt you other than theft of service?

Well, there are a variety of ways, but one is for the infected streaming box to scan the other devices on your network, such as personal computers or mobile devices, and infect them with various forms of malware, viruses, etc. in order to steal information through capturing your banking and credit card information when you perform online transactions. This is the whole reason you shouldn't just put your computer directly on the internet. This is why routers/firewalls exist, so just anyone cannot look for vulnerabilities on your computer, etc. When you invite a untrustworthy device onto your home network, you are exposing everything else on that network to risk. The less known the manufacturer, the higher the risk, in general.

IMHO, this goes for even well known brands as well. I put my Ring devices, smart thermostat, and automatic cat feeder on an untrusted wi-fi network outside of my firewall. They can still get to the Internet, but they cannot get inside my trusted network segments.