German authorities have disrupted a significant malware operation affecting approximately 30,000 Android devices. The BADBOX malware, likely originating from China, came pre-loaded on older firmware devices and undertook activities such as account creation for spreading misinformation, ad fraud, and acts as a residential proxy service. The operation was first recognized more than a year ago by HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence.
FBI spots HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting web cameras, DVRs
The FBI has issued a warning over new HiatusRAT malware attacks scanning for, and affecting, unsecured web cameras and DVRs online. The attackers mainly target