China-based Supply Chain Cyberattacks Hit Thousands of Android Devices
The cyber defender, which specializes in disrupting bot attacks, digital fraud and abuse, said it impeded a “key monitization mechanism” of a number of criminal operations involving “backdoored” off-brand mobile and CTV Android devices sold to end users through retailers in China.
Guess you have to think twice before buying a no-name Android device from Aliexpress from now on 👀
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To be fair, you should always think twice about devices like that. At the very least, put them on their own VLAN, or at least have Pi-Hole running
nice 1 op. and here I was thinking of buying an android aliexpress smartwatch to play with. nope.