Millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices running the open-source version of the Android operating system are part of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, the FBI has warned. Cyber criminals are using the botnet to perform ad fraud and click fraud, but access to and use of the compromised devices is also offered for sale through residential proxy services, which facilitate malware distribution, DDoS, account takeover, fake account creation, etc. “The Badbox 2.0 threat in particular is compelling … More
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