MOUNTAIN VIEW – November 02, 2026 -- Google, Plume, TrendAI, Lumen, HUMAN Security, Synthient and Japan's National Police Agency have taken down X.CPE, a botnet hidden in more than 1.3 million TV set-top boxes across more than 200 countries. Google assesses that disrupting the botnet's command-and-control domains will also cut off access to at least 10 million additional compromised devices.