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Google Disrupts Android Botnet Spanning 1.3 Million Devices
Original: Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access
Google says it has disrupted an Android botnet made up of roughly 1.3 million infected devices, many of them TV boxes. According to the company, the manufacturer of the TV boxes sold access to the compromised devices to cybercriminals, who used them for malicious activity. The case highlights security risks in cheap Android-based streaming hardware and raises questions about supply-chain abuse in consumer devices.
Why now: Google's disclosure that a device maker itself sold criminal access is a rare and alarming supply-chain accusation.
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- Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access · The Hacker News
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