Cheap Android TV boxes have quietly become one of the most dangerous devices on the home network, not because of what you watch on them but because of what they might be doing in the background.

Security researchers warn Android TV streaming boxes promising free channels may secretly hijack home internet connections for proxy networks and criminal activity.

Up to two million Android TV boxes worldwide could be infected by the new 'Kimwolf botnet' - with 400,000 Irish households using illegal streaming devices potentially at risk of data theft ...