TNW | Data-security
Google says a certified partner turned 1.3M Android TV boxes into a botnet
The Shenzhen manufacturer hid the code from Google’s certification tests and loaded it after first boot. Google has banned it, but the backdoor stays on the Android TV boxes already sold.
By TNW | Data-security
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Google and its partners have shut down XCPE, a botnet that ran on more than 1.3 million Android TV boxes. Google says the device maker built it in on purpose, its Threat Intelligence Group wrote in a blog post on Monday.
“A device manufacturer intentionally infecting their users with…
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