Google leads takedown of massive XCPE malware botnet made of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming boxes — and claims the items were intentionally set up for criminal access

Google led an effort to take down a large-scale XCPE malware botnet targeting Android TV streaming devices. The infected devices, numbering over 1.3 million, had been intentionally set up to provide criminal actors with access. This represents a significant cybersecurity operation against IoT infrastructure exploitation.

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