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 ...

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 ...

A major Android TV box maker just got busted by Google for running a malware racket

Google has severed ties with an Android TV brand after the company allegedly installed a backdoor on its devices and ...
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Android TV Boxes Become Tools For Cybercriminals

Google says a manufacturer embedded a persistent backdoor in Android TV box firmware, enrolling more than 1.3 million devices ...

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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Google bans Videostrong for hiding backdoor in 1.3 million certified Android TV boxes

Android TV box malware has reached certified devices: Videostrong Technology deliberately embedded the XCPE backdoor in Google Play Protect-certified firmware, enrolling 1.3 million households in a ...
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1.3 million Google-certified Android TV boxes found to have malware

You might assume that a Google-certified Android TV box will both work better and guarantee no malware. However, you’d be ...