Human Security's Satori research team has identified a new variant of Badbox malware, known as Badbox 2.0, which has infected as many as a million Android devices and formed a significant botnet. The malware primarily targets inexpensive off-brand devices running the Android Open Source Project. It spreads through compromised supply chains and off-brand app stores, where malicious versions of legitimate apps are available, misleading users into installing infected software. The scale and complexity of Badbox 2.0 is reportedly significantly worse than the initial outbreak discovered in 2023, raising concerns over the increasing sophistication of mobile malware threats.
Around 74,000 devices participated in the first Badbox cluster, showcasing the rapid scale of this malware and its implication on the security of connected devices.
The Badbox 2.0 scheme is bigger and far worse than what we saw in 2023, indicating an alarming increase in the complexity and scope of mobile malware threats.
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