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Google bans Android TV maker Videostrong after exposing 1.3M-device backdoor botnet

The Register frames the action as a law-enforcement bust

2 Nov 2 2:03 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 3

The Register covered the joint operation involving police and security partners, describing Videostrong as accused of shipping devices with the backdoor built in from the start.

The Register frames the action as a law-enforcement bust
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“Videostrong accused of shipping devices with a backdoor baked in”

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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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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 1 outlet Google Bans Videostrong: 5 Risks of the XCPE Botnet [2026]

    first by https://tech-insider.org/, 5d ago

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