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Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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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. [...]

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[–] 17 points 1 month ago

silently install apps

Sounds like Google.

(/srs) Anyways, these "new"s are as old as "IoT" itself.

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