Bitdefender finds preinstalled Android malware you can’t uninstall, seen in 150 countries

13 hours ago by floofloof to c/android

Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks and builds a proxy botnet.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53450841

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 low-cost phones from different brands that use MediaTek platforms. The malware is built into the device firmware and may be […]

squirrel 11 points 7 hours ago

[...] and may be hidden in different system packages depending on the model. It is already on the phone before the owner turns it on for the first time and cannot be removed.

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