Malware infecting Android devices isn’t new, but Google’s recent report is grim and concerning. The search giant has taken ...

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has shut down a massive botnet called x.cpe. At its height, x.cpe ran on more than ...

Videostrong sold TV set-top boxes and other devices with pre-installed malware. The yearslong operation evaded Google’s ...

Your Android TV box could be part of a massive botnet without you knowing.

The tech giant revokes Videostrong's license after finding malware pre-installed in its Android TV boxes and media players.

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Google says a manufacturer ‘intentionally’ hijacked its devices with malware.

Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user’s ...

The overwhelming majority of the infected devices in the X.CPE botnet are Android TV set-top boxes, Google said, adding that ...

Today, a group of private and public sector partners announced a coordinated takedown of X.CPE, a global botnet hidden in more than 1.3 million set-top boxes across more than 200 countries. Hidden on ...

Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE backdoor and botnet, which was intentionally developed and operated by OEM Videostrong Technology Co. for financial gain.

Last week, Google and industry partners dismantled the XCPE backdoor which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet. We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet ...