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Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53326082

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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[–] 21 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

No, because Apple and Google aren’t providing third parties access to the Internet through your devices.

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  • [–] 2 points 13 hours ago

    Makes me feel so much safer with google or Apple 😁 They could though. All the tech for it is there and already installed. And you wouldn't even know if they did, because you don't own your own phone.

    Not that I wouldn't worry about an added layer of spy-shit though. The difference between that malware and the big malware it's installed on is just slim to me. I'm very security- and privacy-driven.

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