Google Disrupts 13 MillionDevice Android Botnet Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access

A botnet of more than 13 million Android devices mostly TV settop boxes lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals They used the boxes for ad fraud and to pass other peoples internet traffic through owners home