A hidden backdoor put 1.3 million TV boxes to work for criminals
Videostrong planted a backdoor in more than 1.3 million Android set-top boxes and sold criminals access to the resulting botnet.
- Vendor
- Product
- Android
- Exposure class
- Mobile OS
Why it ranks 28 (Notable)
- Product class: mobile OS
- Widely deployed vendor product (Google)
- Reporting
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- Malwarebytes Labs (malwarebytes.com)