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Google dismantles botnet hidden in 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Original: videostrong technology
Google has taken down a botnet that was secretly operating on roughly 1.3 million Android TV boxes. The infected devices were reportedly used maliciously without their owners' knowledge, and Google worked to disrupt the network of compromised hardware. Security commentators are highlighting the case as a warning that even everyday streaming hardware can be hijacked at large scale, and urging buyers to be careful with cheap, uncertified Android TV devices.
Why now: People are talking about it because the scale of the hijacked devices reveals a serious and unexpected security risk in ordinary consumer TV hardware.
Evidence
- Google’s Chinese Hardware Supplier Involved in Spying Through Set-Top Boxes, 1.3 Million Devices Affected · Gujarat Samachar
- Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes · Ars Technica
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