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Google disrupts million-device Android malware botnet

Original: # google # android # malware # security https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/google-disrupts-million-device-

Google says it has disrupted an Android malware botnet known as BADBOX 2.0 that infected over a million devices, many of them cheap TV boxes and streaming sticks running pirated or uncertified Android firmware. The company has banned the manufacturer of the affected TV boxes from its ecosystem and warns users to avoid uncertified Android devices.

Why now: Security researchers and Google just published details of a large-scale botnet affecting consumer TV boxes, prompting users to check whether their own devices are compromised.

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• # google # android # malware # security https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/google-disrupts-million-device-xcpe-android-malware-botnet-bans-tv-box-maker/ · clarinette@mastodon.online · 1

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