Cheap Android TV boxes came with malware, and Google says the manufacturer was behind it
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What we know so far: Google has severed ties with Android TV box manufacturer Videostrong Technology over allegations that it pre-loaded a backdoor on more than 1.3 million set-top boxes. Dubbed XCPE, the backdoor reportedly used "obfuscation techniques" to evade Google's screening process and enrolled infected devices in a massive botnet that has since been shut down by the search giant.
The backdoor was discovered in the firmware of multiple Videostrong devices, such as the Mecool KTI, as well as several white-label Android TV boxes. Seattle-based cybersecurity and fraud intelligence research group Synthient, which worked with Google to analyze the malware, claims it identified at least 182 different device models that were infected with the backdoor and enrolled in the botnet.
The malware reportedly exploited a firmware vulnerability in Android boxes to...
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