Google bans partner after 1.3 million Android TV boxes found infected with malware

Google's crackdown on infected Android TV boxes highlights a troubling problem: The malware was built into the devices and ...

Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes

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 ...
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Your Android TV box could have come with malware already installed

Some Android TV boxes shipped with malware already installed. Find out which models were implicated and what owners should do ...
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Google dismantles botnet created by Android TV partner affecting 1.3 million devices

Google dismantled a botnet secretly built into 1.3 million Android TV boxes by partner Videostrong. Here's what happened and who should be concerned now.

Cheap Android TV boxes came with malware, and Google says the manufacturer was behind it

The backdoor was discovered in the firmware of multiple Videostrong devices, such as the Mecool KTI, as well as several white ...

Millions of Android TV devices were infected with a malware backdoor

Google has reportedly shut down operations and cut ties with one of its Google TV/Android TV partners over inserting a ...
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Google shuts down a sneaky malware backdoor on millions of Android TV and Google TV boxes

Google has confirmed that an Android TV device maker snuck a backdoor for malware onto certified devices, which is ...

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 ...

Google Bans Android TV Box Maker After Malware Found On 1.3 Million Devices

Google has taken action against an Android TV box manufacturer after malware was found running on more than 1.3 million set-top boxes, including devices that had previously passed the company’s Play ...