Home › Intelligence › Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Nov 3, 2026 1 min read Published by SecurityAffairs · Nov 3, 2026 · 9:52 AM UTCOn GETSECURE.ai · Nov 3, 2026 · 12:02 PM UTC Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers Title card · GETSECURE.ai Google dismantled a 1.3 million-device botnet allegedly built by Android TV box maker Videostrong to enable ad fraud and proxy abuse.Excerpt from SecurityAffairsGETSECURE.ai hasn't published its own summary of this story yet. The complete report is at SecurityAffairs:Read the full story at SecurityAffairs → References SecurityAffairs. (2026, November 3). Inside XCPE, the botnet that turned 1.3M set-top boxes into proxy servers. SecurityAffairs. https://securityaffairs.com/202323/malware/inside-xcpe-the-botnet-that-turned-1-3m-set-top-boxes-into-proxy-servers.html Original Source SecurityAffairs Read original → Related Intelligence CybersecurityTech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into ProxiesNov 3, 2026CybersecurityGoogle disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box makerNov 2, 2026CybersecurityGoogle Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android DevicesNov 3, 2026CybersecurityGoogle dismantles massive botnet hidden in Android TV boxesNov 3, 2026 Get the Signal. Skip the Noise. Weekly intelligence briefing — curated, scored, explained. Subscribe
