Google has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a what is believed to be the largest smart TV botnet in the world -- BadBox 2.0. The company said in its complaint that this China-based botnet had compromised more than 10 million uncertified devices -- including TV streaming boxes, tablets and projectors. Google said that cybercriminals pre-installed malware or used malicious apps to download malware on hardware that was running open-source Android software. These compromised devices were the...
Google has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a what is believed to be the largest smart TV botnet in the world -- BadBox 2.0. The company said in its complaint that this China-based botnet had compromised more than 10 million uncertified devices -- including TV streaming boxes, tablets and projectors. Google said that cybercriminals pre-installed malware or used malicious apps to download malware on hardware that was running open-source Android software. These compromised devices were the...
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