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Malware 2026-11-03 · 7 d ago Source: Security Affairs

Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers

Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers

Summary

Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device botnet allegedly built by Android TV box maker Videostrong to enable ad fraud and proxy abuse. Google and its partners dismantled a backdoor called XCPE that had enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes in a botnet. The result of the investigation into the malware operation is the striking part: […]

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