Android TV Box Fraud

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1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers

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At least 1 million Android -based TV streaming boxes, tablets, projectors, and after-sale car infotainment systems are infected with malware that conscripts them into a scammer-controlled botnet.

The compromised devices are used for a range of advertising fraud and in so-called residential proxy services.

The majority of infected devices are in South America , particularly Brazil .

Badbox 2.0 researchers say the scale of the operation is huge.

Many of the groups involved in the campaigns seem to have some connection to Chinese gray market advertising and marketing firms.

But the researchers caution that after scammers pivoted following revelations about the original Badbox scheme, it’s unlikely to permanently end the activity.

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