Human Security has disrupted a sophisticated digital supply chain threat operating out of China targeting 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 👀

  • bigdog_00@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    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

  • free@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    nice 1 op. and here I was thinking of buying an android aliexpress smartwatch to play with. nope.