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Google Retires the Secret Second Job on 1.3 Million TV Boxes
· New York time
Google says it dismantled a botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes and cut ties with the company behind the campaign. The network used streaming hardware in a way its owners did not knowingly authorize. The case shows how a device bought for entertainment can also become part of an unseen network. The box was supposed to provide an evening's viewing, not take on a side job for someone the household never hired.
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