Backdoored Android phones, TVs used for ad fraud – and worse!

A key monetization mechanism of a sophisticated series of cybercriminal operations involving backdoored off-brand mobile and CTV Android devices has been disrupted, Human Security has announced. The company’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team observed more than 74,000 Android-based mobile phones, tablets, and CTV boxes showing signs of infection. Badbox and Peachpit Dubbed Badbox by the researchers, the scheme utilizes Triada malware, first uncovered in 2016, as a “backdoor” on physical devices such as CTV … More →

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