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Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled

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Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled

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Vent@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Thousands of Android devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled
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Somehow, advanced Triada malware was added to devices before reaching resellers.
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    Linus just recently did a whole episode on a few Android TV boxes from China. Very concernig findings

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      Who? The guy with questionable “methodology”?

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        So you do know him!

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      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

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      Bro his gf/wife is Chinese

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        Thanks for the super relevant info 🤦‍♂️

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        Do you realize that a person can be from a country without having any involvement with the industries and government of that country?

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        She’s not, you can figure it out, but let’s stick to generalisation

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        I think she’s from real China, Taiwan!

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