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Google dismantles 1.3M-device botnet run by MECOOL TV box maker Videostrong

Google discloses XCPE botnet affecting 1.3 million MECOOL TV boxes

1 Nov 3 · 8d ago · 2 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

Google and industry partners dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that had turned 1.3 million Android TV boxes into a botnet. The devices were primarily MECOOL brand boxes sold globally on platforms including Amazon and AliExpress.

Google discloses XCPE botnet affecting 1.3 million MECOOL TV boxes
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“We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology Co.”

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Google Platform operator, disclosure authorVideostrong Technology Co. MECOOL TV box manufacturerMECOOL TV box brand

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