{
  "id": 17955548,
  "title": "Google severs ties with and bans Android TV box maker Videostrong after discovering it intentionally preloaded a malware backdoor to control the XCPE botnet (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/google-severs-ties-with-and-bans-android-tv-box-maker-videostrong",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/11/02/google-android-tv-box-backdoor-shut-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has confirmed that an Android TV device maker snuck a backdoor for malware onto certified devices, which is leading …",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}