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One of Google's Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet

A current Videostrong Android TV device. Google says one of its Android manufacturing partners secretly built a backdoor in 1.3 million devices and turned them into a botnet. The company says it has now dismantled the backdoor and "cut ties

The Verge 3 newsrooms Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:37
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