They also installed a half-arsed rootkit on paying customer's systems:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal
And the last time I owned a Sony "smart" TV I could make it crash and reboot itself by simply port scanning it with nmap 🤡
Empka
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2024-07-01 18:49:08
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