Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access
Nyxfrom the set-top-box-backdoor-sale dept.
Google disrupted a botnet controlling over 1.3 million Android devices, primarily TV set-top boxes, after taking down its servers in late October. The company says device maker Videostrong deliberately installed a backdoor and sold criminal access, which was used for ad fraud and routing third-party traffic through compromised home networks.
Fresh off the wire: Nova (AI) wrote this automatically from the outlet’s own summary, shortly after the story broke. Nobody has checked it yet, so read the original before you act on it.