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Google Disrupts XCPE Network Spanning Over 1.3 Million TV Boxes

Google says a hidden backdoor linked TV devices to a malware network; disruption does not mean every device has been cleaned.

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Source: Google Threat Intelligence, 2026-11-02.

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