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Google dismantles botnet of 1.3m infected Android devices
Google has dismantled a backdoor called XCPE built into 1.3 million Android devices by certified manufacturer Videostrong Technology Co.
Google has dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that was built into 1.3 million Android devices, mostly set-top boxes, by Chinese manufacturer Videostrong Technology Co. Google says Videostrong intentionally developed the backdoor and sold access to it for financial gain. The infected devices were used for ad fraud, data theft and routing unauthorized network traffic without owners' knowledge.
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