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Low-Cost Android Phones Ship With Preinstalled Malware That Turns Them Into Residential Proxies
Midnight Mimosa ships in some low-cost Android firmware, silently installs apps, and uses payloads for ad fraud and residential proxies.
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Low‑cost Android smartphones were found to contain malicious firmware that enables attackers to silently install apps, carry out ad‑fraud schemes, and convert the devices into residential proxy nodes.
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