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Backdoor malware turned 1.3 million TV boxes into a criminal botnet
Original: malware
Malwarebytes researchers report that a hidden backdoor infected roughly 1.3 million Android TV boxes, secretly conscripting the devices into criminal activity without their owners' knowledge. The finding highlights how cheap, mass-market streaming hardware can be compromised at scale and used for fraud and other illicit operations.
Why now: The scale of the infection, affecting over a million consumer devices, has raised alarm among security watchers and device owners.
Evidence
- How malware and a bogus job interview let attackers nab $6.3B from Binance · The Washington Post
- A hidden backdoor put 1.3 million TV boxes to work for criminals · Malwarebytes
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