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Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: BleepingComputer
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: MEDIUM
Impacted Surface
Client Endpoints & Operating Systems
Intelligence Sector
Ransomware & Malware

Analyst Takeaway

"A supply-chain attack targeting Android-based car head units is using a legitimate device-update app to spread malware that enlists compromised devices in a proxy botnet or uses them for ad fraud. Kaspersky researchers analyzed the malware and attributed the operation to the MoYu group, a threat actor previously associated with the BadBox malware botnet . The researchers note that this is the..."

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Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware

A supply-chain attack targeting Android-based car head units is using a legitimate device-update app to spread malware that enlists compromised devices in a proxy botnet or uses them for ad fraud.

Kaspersky researchers analyzed the malware and attributed the operation to the MoYu group, a threat actor previously associated with the BadBox malware botnet.

The researchers note that this is the first documented case of a malware infection chain specifically created for the targeted car head unit.

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