{"id":1189897,"date":"2023-10-07T06:32:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1189897"},"modified":"2023-10-07T06:32:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:32:20","slug":"thousands-of-android-devices-come-with-unkillable-backdoor-preinstalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1189897","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Android devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you buy a TV streaming box<\/a>, there are certain things you wouldn\u2019t expect it to do. It shouldn\u2019t secretly be laced with malware or start communicating with servers in China when it\u2019s powered up. It definitely should not be acting as a node in an organized crime scheme making millions of dollars through fraud. However, that\u2019s been the reality for thousands of unknowing people who own cheap Android TV devices.<\/p>\n

In January, security researcher Daniel Milisic discovered<\/a> that a cheap Android TV streaming box called the T95 was infected with malware right out of the box, with multiple<\/a> other<\/a> researchers<\/a> confirming the findings. But it was just the tip of the iceberg. This week, cybersecurity firm Human Security is revealing new details<\/a> about the scope of the infected devices and the hidden, interconnected web of fraud schemes linked to the streaming boxes.<\/p>\n

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