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Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/53326082
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/low-cost-android-phones-ship-with-residential-proxy-malware/A malware campaign dubbed ‘Midnight Mimosa’ has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. […]
Replying to @Gsus4@programming.dev
So…kinda like what apple and google are doing too 😁
Replying to @Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
No, because Apple and Google aren’t providing third parties access to the Internet through your devices.
Replying to @adespoton@lemmy.ca
Makes me feel so much safer with google or Apple 😁 They could though. All the tech for it is there and already installed. And you wouldn’t even know if they did, because you don’t own your own phone.
Not that I wouldn’t worry about an added layer of spy-shit though. The difference between that malware and the big malware it’s installed on is just slim to me. I’m very security- and privacy-driven.