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

Google says a manufacturer ‘intentionally’ hijacked its devices with malware.

Malware infecting Android devices isn’t new, but Google’s recent report is grim and concerning. The search giant has taken ...

Verification Report / November 8, 20261. ConclusionIn November 2026, Google announced that over 1.3 million Android-powered ...

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 ...

Let's start with the conclusion. Amazon's genuine Fire TV/Fire TV Stick devices are not listed as targets in the incident ...

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Videostrong planted a backdoor in more than 1.3 million Android set-top boxes and sold criminals access to the resulting ...

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.

Threat actors have infected over 1.3 million TV streaming boxes running Android with a new Vo1d backdoor malware, allowing the attackers to take full control of the devices. The Android Open Source ...

Google discovered and shut down a backdoor built into millions of Google TV and Android TV set-top boxes built by Videostrong ...

Google has disrupted the XCPE botnet, a network of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming boxes, and banned Chinese ...