A hidden backdoor put 1.3 million TV boxes to work for criminals

Summary by Cyber Security News3 Nov 2026, 15:11 CET

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Videostrong planted a backdoor in more than 1.3 million Android set-top boxes and sold criminals access to the resulting botnet.

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