Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an open source version of Android in almost 200 countries.

In a nutshell: Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes across 197 countries have reportedly been infected by a new malware known as "Vo1d." Although most of the affected devices are running outdated ...

A backdoor malware called "Vo1d" has apparently infected 1.3 million Android TV boxes that use open source versions of the operating system. It enables the authors to control the devices remotely and ...