Google Takedown of 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet Linked to Videostrong's Backdoor

Google disrupted a 1.3 million-device Android botnet primarily composed of TV set-top boxes, attributing the breach to intentional backdoors in devices manufactured by Videostrong. The botnet was utilized for ad fraud and unauthorized traffic routing through compromised networks.

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

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