A Canadian system administrator discovered that an Android TV box purchased from Amazon was pre-loaded with persistent, sophisticated malware baked into its firmware.

A number of popular Android TV boxes on Amazon have been found containing pre-loaded malware, compromising user security and perpetrating ad fraud.

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 necess… ...

To curb the menace of malware-infested Android TV boxes, the EFF wants the FTC to issue sanctions against Amazon and other retailers, which it says will provide a "powerful incentive" for them to ...

This specific Android TV box is based on the Rockchip 3566, a popular single-board computer used in a wide array of products.