Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has shut down a massive botnet called x. cpe. At its height, x. cpe ran on more than 1. 3 million Android TV devices, and unusually, these were Google-certified boxes. Google says its screening process missed the malware due to "obfuscation techniques" employed by Shenzhen-based Videostrong Technology. In a detailed blog post , the Threat Intelligence Group explains how the x. cpe botnet evolved quickly from a single-stage dropper into a modular three-stage malware platform that sold access to third parties…