Bitdefender finds preinstalled Android malware you can't uninstall, seen in 150 countries
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Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks and builds a proxy botnet.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53450841

Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks, drops apps and builds a proxy botnet. Bitdefender researchers discovered a campaign called Midnight Mimosa involving preinstalled Android malware on low-cost phones from different brands that use MediaTek platforms. The malware is built into the device firmware and may be […]

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    6 days ago

    this has been a thing since forever tho. luckily(?) those devices also tend to have easy low level flashing and rooting methods