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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.
  • Jeena
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    3•2 years ago

    I rememberLinus Tech Tips talking about that month ago:

    https://youtu.be/1vpepaQ-VQQ?si=t52OHvJ79nnXSsYC

    • @SlikPikker@lemmy.ca
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      35•2 years ago

      Do you have a credible source instead?

      • @intothemild@lemmy.ml
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        8•2 years ago

        Lmfao

      • @SatyrSack@lemmy.one
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        3•2 years ago

        Woah, I just checked, and apparently they are back to releasing videos.

      • @BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world
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        3•2 years ago

        Still more credible than 90% of random tech outlets.

        • @SlikPikker@lemmy.ca
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          4•2 years ago

          3/10 is still not a good rating, even if strictly better than 2/10

      • Jiří Král
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        2 years ago

        The video is based in mentioned sources. I don’t see a reason why every video from LTT should be non-credible.

        • @CeeBee@lemmy.world
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          2•2 years ago

          Oh, many many reasons is why.

          They aren’t tech experts. They’re tech entertainers.

    • @PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksB
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      5•2 years ago

      Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

      https://piped.video/1vpepaQ-VQQ?si=t52OHvJ79nnXSsYC

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      • @SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world
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        1•2 years ago

        Good bot

    • YⓄ乙
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      -4•2 years ago

      Isn’t his gf/wife Chinese ?

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