1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinSep 13, 2024, 4:20 pm240 pts
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an open source version of Android in almost 200 countries. Security firm Doctor Web reported Thursday that malware named Android.Vo1d has…

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