#botnet

Cops Bust Botnet of 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes

A coalition of security firms working with Japan's National Police Agency has disrupted a botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices across 200+ countries. "We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology," the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a blog post. The Register reports: Videostrong Technology is a hardware manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China. It builds Android devices, including home TV boxes and projectors. According to Google, Videostrong deliberately em

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1,3 million de boîtiers TV Android piratés : Google démantèle un botnet chinois, installé dès l’usine par un fabricant

Google vient de démanteler XCPE, un botnet géant composé de plus de 1,3 million d'appareils Android, en majorité des boîtiers TV. Le virus était injecté dès l'usine par le fabricant chinois Videostrong. Comme l'a découvert Google, ce constructeur peu scrupuleux glissait une porte dérobée dans ses propres appareils au moment de la fabrication. Il pouvait ainsi donner accès aux appareils vendus à des cybercriminels.

01net · FR

Shutting the Door on the XCPE Botnet (Threat Intelligence)

The Google Threat Intelligence blog describes, in great detail , the XCPE botnet, which has just been taken down. Last week, Google and industry partners dismantled the XCPE backdoor which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet. We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology Co., an Android Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Device Manufacturer (ODM). Videostrong monetized the backdoor by selling access to criminal affiliates and loading those affil

LWN.net · EN

Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report 2026 Q3: More swarms, fewer giants

Cloudflare mitigated over 8,200 DDoS attacks per hour in Q3 2026 as attackers shifted to shorter, high-frequency strikes. Explore the latest threat data, including the collapse of CLDAP vectors and the impact of recent botnet takedowns.

Cloudflare Blog · EN