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Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

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. [...]

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