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Google shuts down malware backdoor on Android TV boxes
Original: botnet
Google has disabled a covert malware backdoor affecting millions of Android TV and Google TV boxes. The botnet-style infection reportedly gave attackers hidden access to streaming devices in users' homes. Coverage by 9to5Google highlights concerns over security on cheap, uncertified TV hardware, with people discussing how widespread the compromise was and what users can do to protect their devices.
Why now: News that millions of Android TV devices carried a hidden malware backdoor has just broken, prompting security concerns.
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Evidence
- Cops bust botnet of 1.3M infected Android TV boxes · The Register
- Google shuts down a sneaky malware backdoor on millions of Android TV and Google TV boxes · 9to5Google
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