Google Disrupts Botnet That Exploited 1.3M Android Devices

Cybersecurity Policy Report, Google Disrupts Botnet That Exploited 1.3M Android Devices, (Nov 4, 2026)

By Tom Leithauser

A botnet that exploited 1.3 million set-top boxes and other Android devices has been disrupted by Google LLC, which used “legal action” to take down the botnet’s infrastructure, according to the company’s Threat Intelligen ...