Google warns 10M Android users against “BadBox” malware

Google warns 10M Android users against “BadBox” malware

Google has warned over 10 million Android users to shut off their devices after a malicious “infection,” known as BadBox 2.0, was discovered. The malware is estimated to have affected over 10 million gadgets made in China, and may already have it downloaded by the time it is shipped out to the buyer. BadBox works via installation onto a device, which hackers and cyber attackers can then use to… Source

Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators - Schneier on Security

It will be interesting to watch what will come of this private lawsuit: Google on Thursday announced filing a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, which has ensnared more than 10 million devices running Android open source software. These devices lack Google’s security protections, and the perpetrators pre-installed the Badbox 2.0 malware on them, to create a backdoor and abuse them for large-scale fraud and other illicit sche…