1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers Latest Tech News from WIRED By: Lily Hay NewmanοΌ Matt Burgess 5 March 2025 at 03:00 New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devicesβfrom TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systemsβare compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime.