Security researchers publish affected device models
3 Nov 2 3:37 PM · 5d ago · 4 articles · 7 posts · 3 sources · development 3 of 3
Synthient published a list of 182 device model names linked to the campaign, focusing on MECOOL-branded boxes tied to Videostrong, while warning that a model name alone does not confirm infection.
“Videostrong monetized the backdoor by selling access to criminal affiliates and loading those affiliates’ malware modules onto infected devices.”
Google, company statement · rss ↗Google Discovered and disrupted the botnetVideostrong Technology Co. Android device manufacturer accused of building the backdoorTrendAI (Trend Micro) Security research unit that tracked infectionsSynthient Botnet/proxy-network trackerJapan's National Police Agency Law enforcement partner
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first by 2-Spyware, 5d ago · also Metacurity, Help Net Security, CyberInsider, Cyber Security News, SecurityWeek, eSecurity Planet +3
9 more headlines
- Google dismantles 1.3 million-device botnet built into Android TV boxes Metacurity · 5d ago
- Google disrupts XCPE botnet, bans the company behind it Help Net Security · 5d ago
- Google dismantles 1.3 million-device Android botnet, bans TV box maker CyberInsider · 5d ago
- Google Dismantles 1.3 Million Device XCPE Botnet, Bans Android TV Maker Over Preinstalled Malware Cyber Security News · 5d ago
- Google Dismantles XCPE Botnet Of 1.3 Million Android Devices SecurityWeek · 5d ago
- Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet Linked to Manufacturer eSecurity Planet · 4d ago
- Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access Mastodon · 4d ago
- Google, Partners Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device-Strong XCPE Botnet Dark Reading · 3d ago
- Google Bans Videostrong After Its Backdoor Turned 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Into the XCPE Botnet Ghacks · 3d ago
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New, by me: Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user’s Internet connection out to strangers and conducts advertising fraud…
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I hate the framing of this headline. If @arstechnica.com was better at their job, it would read, "Google tries to save face by shutting down a huge botnet it allowed to be created" (the TV boxes were all Google-Certified)
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‼️ BREAKING - Google disrupts a 1.3 million-device Android botnet and bans TV box maker Videostrong. Google says the company deliberately built a backdoor into its devices and sold access to criminals. The control servers are down. The backdoor is still there. Full story:
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A Chinese software company planted a backdoor that ended up in widely used consumer hardware -- including (Google) Android TV boxes. Yet Google didn't bother to check until criminals deployed botnets using those boxes. Banning the company is too little, way too late. https:// betanews.com/article/google-ba ns-videostrong-xcpe-tv-box-botnet/
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Google and partners just took down the XCPE botnet, more than 1.3 million hijacked set top boxes. Cheap connected devices in living rooms are a real attack surface, and this is good work by the Google Threat Intelligence team. @googlecloud
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The cyber news week is heating up so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you need to know, including --Google dismantles 1.3m-device botnet built into Android TV boxes, --Europol busts global investment fraud operation, seizes 100+ servers, --Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin hit by $46.3m theft…
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Last week Google and industry partners dismantled the XCPE backdoor which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet. The backdoor & botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology Co. https:// cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t…
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Google discovered 1.3 million Android set-top boxes were deliberately exposed by cybercriminals. The devices (and it wasn't just TV boxes) contained hidden backdoors allowing malware to be downloaded at any time. @ DigitalTrends details what criminal groups did once they had access: https:// flip.it/FpC.dX # Cybersecurity # Google
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1,3 Millionen Settop-Boxen betroffen: Google-Partner verwandelte Android-TV-Geräte in Botnet https:// t3n.de/news/android-tv-geraete -botnet-1771263/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Gepostet in Hardware & Gadgets | t3n @ hardware-gadgets-t3n-t3n
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Ein chinesischer Google-Hardware-Partner hat Hintertüren in 1,3 Millionen Android-TV-Boxen eingebaut und sie in ein Botnet verwandelt. Das Botnet ist jetzt ausgeschaltet. https:// t3n.de/news/android-tv-geraete -botnet-1771263/
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Google disrupts the x.cpe botnet on over 1.3 million Android devices, linking the firmware backdoor to manufacturer Videostrong. - https:// thehackernews.com/2026/11/goog le-disrupts-13-million-device.html?m=1
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Google, Partners Disrupt 1.3 Million-Device-Strong XCPE Botnet https://www. darkreading.com/endpoint-secur ity/google-13-million-device-strong-xcpe-botnet
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