Google's crackdown on infected Android TV boxes highlights a troubling problem: The malware was built into the devices and ...

Google has severed ties with an Android TV brand after the company allegedly installed a backdoor on its devices and ...

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 ...

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

Videostrong Technology built a backdoor into its Android TV streaming box firmware and sold access to criminal affiliates, ...

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Hide.me VPN's latest Android update delivers a redesigned dashboard for both mobile and TV, while finally bringing its ...

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

Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device Android TV botnet tied to Videostrong, but firmware malware may still linger on ...

A coalition of private-sector security firms working with Japan’s National Police Agency has disrupted XCPE, a backdoor used to build a massive botnet comprising more than 1.3 million Android devices ...

Google has confirmed that an Android TV device maker snuck a backdoor for malware onto certified devices, which is ...