FBI: BadBox 2.0 Android Malware Infects Millions of Consumer Devices

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By BeauHDJun 6, 2025, 4:35 pm251 pts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: The FBI is warning that the BADBOX 2.0 malware campaign has infected over 1 million home Internet-connected devices, converting consumer electronics into residential proxies that are used for malicious activity. The BADBOX botnet is commonly found on…

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