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Google says Videostrong sold criminals access to 1.3M Android TV boxes, and banned the maker from certified Android. The backdoor stays on the boxes.

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The security companies also offered guidance on how consumers and organizations could reduce their exposure to the threat.

"Backdoors in over 1.3 million Android devices"—many of you may have seen this news and felt anxious, wondering, "Is my ...

Google has dismantled the command infrastructure of XCPE, a malware operation that enrolled more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes into a botnet. The alarming detail is how the devices were ...

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A backdoor embedded in over 1.3 million Android devices exposed gaps in Google's certification checks. Here's how the malware worked, what it did and what the breach means for device security ...

Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff. Videostrong, a certified Android device maker in China, deliberately infected more than 1.3 million set-top boxes, including popular Mecool ...

Google has dismantled a botnet affecting more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, and barred Videostrong Technology from ...

Google has exposed a Chinese company called Videostrong, which, according to the tech giant, was deliberately infecting set-top boxes during production. More than 1.3 million devices became part of a ...

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has shut down a massive botnet called x.cpe. At its height, x.cpe ran on more than ...