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Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army

ByteWave Tech Desk

ByteWave Tech Desk

Oct 23, 2026

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ByteWave's take: The Verge reports on "Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army."

Researchers remotely shut down a forgotten Popcorn Time updater hackers could have used to make a botnet.

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