Some Android TV boxes shipped with malware already installed. Find out which models were implicated and what owners should do ...

Google Disrupts XCPE Botnet Linked to More Than 1.3 Million Infected TV Boxes - In reltion with: Google, malware, TV boxes ...

Google and others have announced that the Shenzhen, China-based Android device manufacturer "Videostrong Technology" ...

Google says it has cut off the XCPE botnet, which turned more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into tools for covert profit ...

You might assume that a Google-certified Android TV box will both work better and guarantee no malware. However, you’d be ...

The backdoor was discovered in the firmware of multiple Videostrong devices, such as the Mecool KTI, as well as several white ...

Google says Videostrong sold criminals access to 1.3M Android TV boxes, and banned the maker from certified Android. The backdoor stays on the boxes.

The security companies also offered guidance on how consumers and organizations could reduce their exposure to the threat.

More than 1.3 million Android TV streaming devices were compromised by malicious software that allowed cybercriminals to ...

If you have a Mecool smart TV box plugged into your living room setup, a recent bombshell announcement from Google and its Threat Intelligence Group demands your attention. Google recently ...

"Backdoors in over 1.3 million Android devices"—many of you may have seen this news and felt anxious, wondering, "Is my ...

Google has dismantled the command infrastructure of XCPE, a malware operation that enrolled more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes into a botnet. The alarming detail is how the devices were ...