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Yep. They got hacked in the past, 1k+ smartphones reported. The cost is the attestation keys of a real phone. Once it gets burned, the phone is useless to them
by alexspring 5mo ago
Yep. They got hacked in the past, 1k+ smartphones reported.
The cost is the attestation keys of a real phone. Once it gets burned, the phone is useless to them.
https://www.penligent.ai/hackinglabs/inside-the-ai-phone-farm-what-the-doublespeed-hack-exposed/ https://www.penligent.ai/hackinglabs/inside-the-ai-phone-far...
- dakolli 5mo agoInteresting article, thanks. I've done a bit of small scale phone farming (for my own cheap mobile proxies). In all reality the phones aren't that expensive, I went with Moto 5gs that cost $130 (retail), so in their case the phones pay for themselves in the first month. Probably a decent amount of compute cost for video generation, but I'm sure they have access to free compute and inference for being in bed with a16z.
- Velocifyer 5mo agoIf you are OK with carrier locks (eg if you don't need cell service) and are in the USA, you can actually get mot 5Gs for $30 at walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-Motorola-Moto-g-2025-5G-64GB-Blue-Prepaid-Smartphone-Locked-to-Straight-Talk/14552506783 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-Motorola-Moto-g-202...