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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53326082

A malware campaign dubbed 'Midnight Mimosa' has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. [...]

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[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 hours ago

So...kinda like what apple and google are doing too 😁

[-] aReallyCrunchyLeaf@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 hour ago

Not to shill for Apple or Google, but it's definitely important to draw a distinction between first party telemetry and straight up distributing malware. If we can't we honest in our framing then there is really no reason to take what we have to say seriously.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 hour ago

No, because Apple and Google aren’t providing third parties access to the Internet through your devices.

[-] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 1 points 29 minutes ago

say the thing on the lemmy to get the points that don’t matter

[-] Pratai@piefed.ca 1 points 29 minutes ago

So… android IS google, and Apple is not doing anything remotely close to this.

this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2026
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