Android TV Box Malware Found in 1.3M Devices - NEW YORK TIMES POST

Android TV box malware found in 1.3M devices

Android TV box malware was found preinstalled on over 1.3 million devices worldwide, turning them into a botnet used for residential proxy schemes and ad fraud.

Hidden Backdoor Found in 1.3 Million Android TV Streaming Boxes

Google says a Chinese manufacturer, Videostrong Technology, secretly built a backdoor called XCPE into more than 1.3 million Android TV boxes and other devices, some of which passed Google's own security certification.

Android TV box malware found in 1.3M devices - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You buy a streaming box, plug it into your television and connect it to Wi-Fi. A few minutes later, you’re watching your favorite show. Everything seems perfectly normal. But what if that little box has been secretly working for criminals since the day you brought it home? [...]

Google, Partners Dismantle 1.3M-Device TV Box Botnet — What Integrators Need to Know

Google and a group of industry partners have taken down a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes. Google says the company behind it was the boxes’ own manufacturer. In a Nov. 2 report, the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said it has “high confidence” that Videostrong Technology Co., a Chinese OEM and ODM, built, deployed and ran the backdoor to make money. GTIG named the botnet XCPE, after the malware’s core pac…