Consumers & General Public

A new investigation says widely sold H96 TV streaming devices are quietly reporting data home and participating in ad fraud without owners’ knowledge. Bitsight says an expired command-and-control related domain revealed tens of thousands of devices sending hardware details and app lists while spoofing themselves as Samsung, Vivo, Huawei, and Xiaomi phones. The researchers traced the apps and monetization infrastructure to Zhejiang Fengwo IoT Technology and its Fengwo Group ad network, which allegedly used AI-generated websites and fake mobile traffic to click ads. — People who buy cheap streaming sticks may be unknowingly exposing device data, sharing their internet connection, and helping run fraud campaigns. Consumers should avoid generic Android TV boxes of unclear origin, and retailers and ad platforms may need to review products and traffic linked to H96 and Fengwo infrastructure.