# One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-11-02T20:37:49+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024807/google-botnet-android-tv-shut-down
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/one-of-google-s-android-partners-turned-1-3-million-set-top-boxes-into-0a1dca/

Google says one of its Android manufacturing partners secretly built a backdoor in 1.3 million devices and turned them into a botnet. The company says it has now dismantled the backdoor and "cut ties" with the manufacturer, the Shenzhen, China-based Videostrong Technology Co., which has been banned from building or selling certified Android devices or […]

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