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Budget Android phones ship with malware preinstalled, Bitdefender finds
Original: Bitdefender found budget Android phones shipping with malware in the firmware. Before the owner even switches it on, the
Bitdefender researchers report that some budget Android smartphones come with malware embedded in the firmware before they are even switched on. Once activated, the phones quietly turn the owner's home internet connection into a residential proxy, routing third-party traffic through a clean household IP over raw TCP port 6000. The finding is raising fresh concern about supply-chain security in cheap handsets.
Why now: The discovery that devices can be compromised before first use highlights a serious supply-chain security gap affecting everyday consumers.
Evidence
- Bitdefender found budget Android phones shipping with malware in the firmware. Before the owner even switches it on, the phone is set up to rent out their home connection as a residential proxy, over raw TCP on port 6000. That traffic leaves from a clean household IP with no… · reput_io@infosec.exchange · 1
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