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Tom's Hardware November 4, 2026 By Jowi Morales neutral

Certified Android TV manufacturer put unauthorized backdoor in 1.3 million set-top boxes, Google reveals — OEM sold access to criminal affiliates, used massive network as botnet for ad fraud, residential proxy

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Google discovered and shut down a backdoor built into millions of Google TV and Android TV set-top boxes built by Videostrong Technology Co.
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