Google shuts down botnet affecting over 1.3 million Android TV boxes

Google says device maker Videostrong intentionally installed a backdoor in its TV boxes, and Google and its partners shut down the resulting XCPE botnet. According to TechSpot, the backdoor appeared in firmware across multiple Videostrong products and white-label Android TV boxes, with research group Synthient helping Google analyze the malware.

• TechSpot identifies the Mecool KTI as one affected device.

Covered by 3 publishers within 8 hours of the first report.

• Tom's Hardware: Certified Android TV manufacturer put unauthorized backdoor in 1.3 million set-top boxes, Google reveals

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TH Tom's Hardware Certified Android TV manufacturer put unauthorized backdoor in 1.3 million set-top boxes, Google reveals · Jowi Morales 6:00 AM

TNW The Next Web Google says a certified partner turned 1.3M Android TV boxes into a botnet · Ana Maria Constantin 8:22 AM

TS TechSpot Cheap Android TV boxes came with malware, and Google says the manufacturer was behind it · Kishalaya Kundu 2:06 PM

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