Threat actors have infected over 1.3 million TV streaming boxes running Android with a new Vo1d backdoor malware, allowing the attackers to take full control of the devices.

The malware embeds itself within the system storage area, allowing it to download and install third-party software remotely when commanded by an attacker. The origin of

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 Security firm Doctor Web reported Thursday that malware named Android.

Security experts report the malware Android.Vo1d has affected nearly 1.3 million smart TV sticks running on the Android TV system. The issue is global, with infected devices detected in almost 200 countries.

Keeping your device current with OS updates is a security no-brainer. It’s not so simple with all Android-based TV boxes, however, and Vo1d hackers are exploiting that.