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Low-Cost Android Phones Ship With Preinstalled Malware That Turns Them Into Residential Proxies
Low-cost Android smartphones have been shipped with malicious software baked into the device firmware, allowing bad actors to covertly install apps, conduct ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. The activity, which targets Android devices built on MediaTek platforms across several br
XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform
Expanded plugin count allows the malware to monitor users’ location, stream live audio, and interact with authenticated browser sessions.
Cheap Android Phones Are Shipping With Malware That Can’t Be Uninstalled, Infecting Thousands Across 150 Countries: Bitdefender
Thousands of budget Android phone owners around the world have been hit with malware that was already on their devices before they ever switched them on. The malware, dubbed Midnight Mimosa, is baked into the firmware of low-cost Android phones built on Media
Hackers claim to have hit thousands of Trump Phone customers as the bad news for golden smartphone fans continues
Cybercrime group BYOD has published records on 3,615 Trump Mobile customers, including names, home addresses, phone numbers, and order detailsBYOD says it got in via malware on a Lib
Inside AvisLoader: A Windows Malware Loader Built to Resist Disruption
A new Windows malware loader called AvisLoader uses encrypted peer-to-peer communications to make command-and-control infrastructure harder to disrupt. Varonis researchers explain how the malware uses ClickFix delivery, shortcut-based persistence, and remote command execution capabilities.
Bitdefender finds preinstalled Android malware you can’t uninstall, seen in 150 countries
Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks, drops apps and builds a proxy botnet. Bitdefender researchers discovered a campaign called Midnight Mimosa involving preinstalled Android malware on
Cryptomining malware that locates its control server in a GitHub poem has hit more than 3,400 servers, researchers say
Over 3,400 “victim servers” were hit by cryptomining malware PoeLLM during a campaign named Canto Incognito, tracked since April 2026, Lumen’s cybersecurity research team Black Lotus Labs reports
Nippon Columbia malware incident exposes 8.6 million karaoke fan records
Daiichi Kosho, a major Japanese entertainment system maker, disclosed that a malware infection at its contractor, Nippon Columbia, exposed more than 8.7 million customer and employee records.
Trojan Project: Artwork from e-waste raises awareness on online child abuse threats
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Ledger’s Crypto Wallets Reportedly Backdoored, $71 Million in Crypto Already Moved
Ledger said on Friday that it is investigating reports of lost funds from users in Southeast Asia who bought devices from CryptoBilis, a reseller the company lists for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Ph
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Pre-Baked Firmware Malware Hits Budget Android Devices in 150+ Countries
Midnight Mimosa is the name given to a malware campaign primarily running preinstalled on low-cost Android devices.