Tag: Badbox
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-adding-new-layered-protections-to-2fa/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Going beyond 2FA to address fast-rising, emerging threats Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Andy Wen, director, product management, Workspace Security, discusses new efforts we’re making to defend against identity-based cyberattacks.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents…
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Schneier on Security: Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/google-sues-the-badbox-botnet-operators.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators Feedly Summary: 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…
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Slashdot: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/2033225/fbi-badbox-20-android-malware-infects-millions-of-consumer-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant malware campaign known as BADBOX 2.0, which has reportedly infected over 1 million IoT devices, turning them into residential proxies for malicious activities. The FBI warns…
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The Register: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/badbox_botnet_returns/ Source: The Register Title: The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids Feedly Summary: Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a…
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Wired: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/1-million-third-party-android-devices-badbox-2/ Source: Wired Title: 1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers Feedly Summary: New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…