# Researchers Remotely Disable Popcorn Time Updater With 2M+ Updates

Security researchers pushed more than 2 million updates to remotely disable a Popcorn Time updater that could be abused to build a botnet. The updater's design could have let attackers deliver malicious code to many users. Disabling it prevents potential large-scale compromise.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Security
- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/researchers-push-over-2-million-updates.html) — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:34:24 +0530