Google dismantles massive Chinese botnet hidden in Android TV boxes (The Record)

Jonathan Greig. Google along with several cybersecurity companies and Japanese law enforcement dismantled a global botnet called X.CPE that was hidden in more than 1.3 million set-top boxes across more than 200 countries. Google said it tied the scheme to Videostrong Technology, a Chinese company that was an Android original equipment manufacturer producing a range of screens, speakers and robots. […]