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Sead Fadilpašić

MYSTERIOUS: Badbox malware hit after infecting over 500 000 android devices - What They Never Told You

Insecure network with several red platforms connected through glowing data lines and a black hat hacker symbol.

  • Security researchers HUMAN and partners disrupt BadBox 2.0 botnet
  • They removed dozens of malicious apps from the Play Store, and sinkholed multiple domains
  • The botnet targeted off-brand, low-cost Android devices
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