Millions of Android Phones Comes Pre-Infected with Malware Firmware

Researchers from Trend Micro at Black Hat Asia claim that criminals have pre-infected millions of Android devices with malicious firmware before the devices ever leave their manufacturing. The manufacturing of the gadgets is outsourced to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). According to the researchers, this outsourcing makes it possible for someone in the manufacturing process, […]

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