Cheap Android TV boxes have quietly become one of the most dangerous devices on the home network, not because of what you watch on them but because of what they might be doing in the background.

The FBI said Badbox 2.0 was discovered after the original Badbox campaign was disrupted in 2024. The original Badbox was ...

A growing number of off-brand Android TV boxes promise unlimited ad-free streaming for a one-time fee, but there's a catch. Security experts have found that these devices are being used for botnets ...

Android TV streaming boxes that promise "everything for one price" are everywhere right now. You'll see them on big retail sites, in influencer videos, and even recommended by friends who swear ...

The Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large, Scale, Attacks reporting notes that these devices are typically deployed in residential network environments, which means the botnet ...

Kimwolf botnet exploits smart gadgets for DDoS attacks, highlighting security lapses in device protection and supply chains.

Kimwolf grew rapidly in the waning months of 2025 by tricking various “residential proxy” services into relaying malicious commands to devices on the local networks of those proxy endpoints.

Thousands of ASUS routers have been hacked to form a major botnet, exploiting vulnerabilities including CVE-2023-39780. Attackers installed persistent backdoors, making detection difficult. Users are ...