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Google disrupts Android botnet and bans device maker Videostrong

Google says it dismantled the servers controlling a botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, and banned Videostrong Technology Co., based in Shenzhen, China, from its certified device programme.

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  • Google says it disrupted a botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, after taking down the servers that controlled them. The VergeThe Hacker NewsBleepingComputer

  • Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally built a backdoor into devices and sold criminals access for activities including ad fraud and routing traffic through household internet connections. The Hacker News

  • The backdoor remains in affected devices and can reinstall after a restart. Google has cut ties with Videostrong and barred it from making or selling certified Android devices. The VergeThe Hacker News