LSW 54 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones https://thehackernews.com/2018/03/android-botnet-malware.html Quote Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile devices worldwide.Dubbed RottenSys, the malware that disguised as a 'System Wi-Fi service' app came pre-installed on millions of brand new smartphones manufactured by Honor, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Samsung and GIONEE—added somewhere along the supply chain.All these affected devices were shipped through Tian Pai, a Hangzhou-based mobile phone distributor, but researchers are not sure if the company has direct involvement in this campaign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sslstoreindia 0 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 That is a scary news. It is comforting to know that most of these Chinese branded phones dont have a large market share here in the US yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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