Home › Intelligence › Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Nov 2, 2026 1 min read Published by The Hacker News · Nov 2, 2026 · 3:50 PM UTCOn GETSECURE.ai · Nov 2, 2026 · 6:30 PM UTC Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access Title card · GETSECURE.ai A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google.Excerpt from The Hacker NewsGETSECURE.ai hasn't published its own summary of this story yet. The complete report is at The Hacker News:Read the full story at The Hacker News → References The Hacker News. (2026, November 2). Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access. The Hacker News. https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-disrupts-13-million-device.html Original Source The Hacker News Read original → Related Intelligence CybersecurityGoogle disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box makerNov 2, 2026CybersecurityGoogle shuts down global botnet running on certified Android devicesNov 2, 2026CybersecurityGoogle Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android DevicesNov 3, 2026Cybersecurity⚡ Weekly Recap: Critical CVEs, Linux DDoS Botnet, Device-Code Phishing, Android Spyware and MoreNov 2, 2026 Get the Signal. Skip the Noise. Weekly intelligence briefing — curated, scored, explained. Subscribe
