17 million strong botnet of compromised devices dismantled by Dutch authorities

Dutch NCSC and police dismantled a 17M‑device botnet by taking down 200 servers Asocks, previously tied to free Android VPN ...

Huge botnet linked to Russia infected over 10 million devices before being shut down

A huge botnet that was supposedly linked to Russia was found to have infected over 10 million devices. Authorities in The ...
Computerworld

Android botnet sends SMS spam through Android phones

In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor ...
Bleeping Computer

BadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruption

The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in Germany. Researchers from BitSight ...
Dark Reading

Android Botnet 'ToxicPanda' Bashes Banks Across Europe, Latin America

Researchers have designated a new botnet on the scene — initially suspected to be a part of the Toxic banking Trojan family — as a whole new spinoff strain with its own moniker, ToxicPanda. The ...
Computerworld

Android botnet could pose threat to corporate networks

An Android Trojan program that’s behind one of the longest running multipurpose mobile botnets has been updated to become stealthier and more resilient. The botnet is mainly used for instant message ...
Android Police

Popular Android VPN sure looks like a DDoS botnet

Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...
Android Authority

Google targets cybercriminals behind massive Android malware scheme

Google is suing the creators of BadBox 2.0, a botnet that infected 10 million off-brand Android devices. The malware often came pre-installed on cheap streaming boxes, tablets, and projectors, mostly ...