Google takes down a massive Android TV botnet, but infected devices remain dangerous

Google has disrupted the global XCPE botnet, an illegal operation that controlled over 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes worldwide. The company banned an Android TV maker for secretly installing malware on millions of devices. While Google successfully took down the massive botnet infrastructure, infected devices remain dangerous to users. This operation highlights a significant security breach where millions of set-top boxes were compromised without the knowledge of the owners to serve as part of a botnet.