FYI: FORWARD from a friend:
Anyone using android tv devices? There's apparently a big botnet using these devices for nefarious purposes. When you're home, go to this website (without VPN) and it should tell you if your home IP was seen on their list
https://synthient.com/check.
Full article https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network/
Duncan Cary Palmer
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2026-01-03 19:18:45 UTC
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