ChinaGoogle says 1.3 million set-top boxes shipped with backdoors.
Criminals routed traffic through owners’ home internet connections without their knowledge.
Google said Chinese manufacturer Videostrong loaded the X.CPE malware onto the devices and kept changing it, updating it in 2024 and 2026.
Google pledged to change its review process, and Videostrong did not respond to requests for comment.
How each outlet framed it
- The Record leans critical
- names Videostrong Technology and quotes Google's 'not an isolated rogue insider' finding, framing it as a supply-chain failure at the OEM
Sources: The Record