# One of Google's Android partners turned 1.3M set\-top boxes into a botnet

- HackerByte page: <https://hackerbyte.net/en/stories/an-incident-where-an-android-partner-turned-millions-of-devices-into-a-botnet-du-50345977>
- Original source: <https://www.theverge.com/1024807/google-botnet-android-tv-shut-down>
- Hacker News discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50345977>
- Submitted to Hacker News: 2026-11-02T23:51:45.000Z

An incident where an Android partner turned millions of devices into a botnet due to a security vulnerability.

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