Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access

Publisher excerpt From The Hacker News

A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google. Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals. They used the boxes for ad fraud and to pass other people's internet traffic through owners' home

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