Google takes down a massive Android TV botnet, but infected devices remain dangerous

Google has taken down a huge Android malware operation that turned over 1.3 million Android TV boxes into weapons for cyber criminals. The company revealed that the operation was performed by Videostrong Technology, a device maker that has been accused of intentionally putting a hidden backdoor on its products and selling access to criminal affiliates. The malware, dubbed XCPE or x.cpe, was…

One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet — The Verge · Left
Google, Partners Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device-Strong XCPE Botnet — Dark Reading
Google says a certified partner turned 1.3M Android TV boxes into a botnet — The Next Web
Certified Android TV manufacturer put unauthorized backdoor in 1.3 million set-top boxes, Google reveals — OEM sold access to criminal affiliates, used massive… — Tom's Hardware
Google dismantles massive botnet hidden in Android TV boxes — The Record
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes — Ars Technica
Google takes down a massive Android TV botnet, but infected devices remain dangerous — Android Central
Google severs ties with and bans Android TV box maker Videostrong after discovering it intentionally preloaded a malware backdoor to control the XCPE botnet… — Upstract
Google is turning Quick Share into the Android backup tool Windows users need — Android Police

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