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Cops bust botnet of 1.3M infected Android TV boxes

Videostrong accused of shipping devices with a backdoor baked in

Google dismantles 1.3 million-device Android botnet, bans TV box maker

Google and industry partners have disrupted XCPE, a botnet comprising more than 1.3 million devices, predominantly Android TV boxes. Google alleges that device manufacturer Videostrong deliberately installed the backdoor to profit from malware distribution, advertising fraud, and residential proxy services. Google has cut ties with the company and banned it, along with future subsidiaries and … The post Google disman…

SUSE Linux security advisory (AV26-1113)

Google disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box maker

Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE malware botnet consisting of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming TV boxes that Google says its manufacturer intentionally infected with malware to generate revenue through cybercrime activities. [...]