Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access

TThe Hacker News · 4 hours ago

A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google. Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals. They used the boxes for ad fraud and to pass other people's internet traffic through owners' home