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Samsung TV firmware C.IA backdoor exposed
A researcher used Astra to find a C.IA backdoor in Samsung TVs, posting a privacy exposé, and was banned by OpenAI within 24 hours.
Key points
- A user says he used Astra to find a C.IA backdoor into Samsung televisions and was banned by OpenAI within 24 hours.
- @log4j says he owns a relatively new (2025) Samsung TV, got weirdly targeted ads, and found a root shell after the firmware's AES encryption blocked reversing.
- @log4j describes the finding as PRIVACY HORROR.
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Man uses Astra to find a C.IA backdoor into Samsung televisions.
Gets banned by OpenAI within 24 hours.Quoting @log4j: i own a relatively new (2025) samsung tv.
i kept getting weirdly targeted ads.
i tried reversing the firmware but it was aes encrypted and no keys unless tear it apart and do uart/jtag magic.
zero days it is. root shell on new samsung TVs!
discovered PRIVACY HORROR. write up? https://t.co/EsxxCy1b6a
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Reaction on X: Replies largely treat the ban as ironic, joking that the TV had watched him for years while he was banned for watching back, and that finding security problems apparently came with an unspoken exception. Several users say they will never own a "smart" TV, with one calling such sets telescreens.
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