What if there was a device which gave you endless movies and TV shows without ads? Ok great sign me up! In this episode we interview “D3ada55”, who found such a device, but as she gazed into it, she discovered it gazing back at her.
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Sources
- https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/mini-pc-maker-ships-systems-with-factory-installed-spyware-acemagic-says-issue-was-contained-to-the-first-shipment
- https://risky.biz/risky-biz-news-acemagic-mini-pcs-shipped-with-pre-installed-malware/
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/11/is-your-android-tv-streaming-box-part-of-a-botnet/
- https://www.theverge.com/streaming/873416/piracy-streaming-boxes
- https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250605
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhv7bgmz64
Attribution
Darknet Diaries is created by Jack Rhysider.
Assembled by Tristan Ledger.
Episode artwork by odibagas.
Mixing by Proximity Sound.
Theme song created by Breakmaster Cylinder. Theme song available for listen and download at bandcamp. Or listen to it on Spotify.
Transcript
[Start of recording]
JACK: Hey, hey, it’s Jack, host of the show. I went to IKEA the other day to buy a lamp, and when I went in, I saw that they had a recall notice on the bulletin board. Their garlic press was getting recalled. They said that ten people got injured using it, and I think little metal bits would fall off and cut some fingers. So, they stopped selling it and were issuing full refunds to anyone who bought one. It made me think, hold on; [music] has this ever happened with computers? Like, has a store ever recalled a computer because it was dangerous? What does dangerous mean?