Google and partners disrupt XCPE botnet of 1.3 million devices
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Google and partners have disrupted the XCPE botnet, reported at 1.3 million devices. Google alleges that Android device manufacturer Videostrong ran the operation. The botnet installed a backdoor on set-top boxes and IoT devices to build infrastructure for criminal activity. The article does not give CVE identifiers, affected firmware versions or specific remediation steps.
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