Infection corrals devices running AOSP-based firmware into a botnet.

Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an open source version of Android in almost 200 countries.

  • burgersc12@mander.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    So basically a non-issue unless you just plug the cheapest streaming box you can get your hand on into your devices.

    • pandapoo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I didn’t say they’re the cheapest, just that the boxes I’m personally aware of with this problem are white box rebranded ATVs.

      But I haven’t looked through the entire list, so it’s entirely possible that some other more well-known and “respectable” device brands are also compromised. If you have an Android TV box, you should probably search the list to find out.