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Google dismantles botnet running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Original: Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes Google has cut ties with the company behind th
Google has cut ties with a company behind a botnet that secretly operated on 1.3 million Android TV boxes, dismantling the campaign. The infected devices were reportedly enrolled without owners' knowledge, and Google's action ends its business relationship with the firm responsible. The case highlights ongoing security risks from low-cost Android-based streaming hardware and the difficulty of detecting malicious software hidden in consumer devices.
Why now: The sheer scale of the botnet, 1.3 million devices, raises fresh concerns about security in cheap Android TV hardware.
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