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Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user’s Internet connection out to strangers and conducts advertising fraud. Experts involved in the takedown say the action is likely to sever the botnet’s access to more than 10 million additional compromised systems, including other Internet of Things (IoT) products such as Android-based healthcare devices and karaoke machines.
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A Little Sunshine, Alarum Technologies, AppSalt, Ben Brundage, BMW/IPWeb, EarnFM, GaGaNode, Google, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Honeygain, Internet of Things (IoT), Jaguar, Kimwolf, LINKFOG, MECOOL, Motion Picture Association, Ne’er-Do-Well News, NetNut, Skyworth Technology, Source, Superbox, Synthient, Traffmonetizer, Web Fraud 2.0, XCPE botnet¶¶¶¶¶
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On the surface, the Superbox media streaming devices for sale at retailers like BestBuy and Walmart may seem like a steal: They offer unlimited access to more than 2,200 pay-per-view and streaming services like Netflix, ESPN and Hulu, all for a one-time fee of around $400. But security experts warn these TV boxes require intrusive software that forces the user’s network to relay Internet traffic for others, traffic that is often tied to cybercrime activity such as advertising fraud and…
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A Little Sunshine, Amazon, ARP poisoning, BadBox 2.0 Enterprise, BestBuy, Censys, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Grass OpCo (BVI) Ltd, Half Space Labs Limited, Internet of Things (IoT), IPidea, Lower Tribeca Corp., Netcat, Newegg, Riley Kilmer, Spur, Super Media Technology Company Ltd., Superbox, SuperCaja, Synthient, Tcpdump, Walmart, Web Fraud 2.0, Wynd Network¶¶¶¶¶
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