Your smart TV might be secretly working for criminals, and Google discovered 10 million hacked devices

Google filed a federal lawsuit against 25 Chinese entities operating the BadBox 2.0 botnet, which has infected over 10 million Android devices worldwide through pre-installed malware and fraudulent applications.

The tech giant’s legal action in New York federal court seeks to dismantle what researchers call “the largest known botnet of internet-connected TVs” ever discovered. The malicious network primarily targets uncertified Android devices including streaming boxes, tablets, digital projectors, and car infotainment systems manufactured in China.