Malware and viruses are bad, but so long as you’re careful, your PC will stay squeaky clean, right? Maybe not. Microsoft has found that many PCs from China are coming with malware pre-installed ...

Once installed, the BadBox malware turns the infected devices into residential proxies. They then routinely connect to attacker-controlled C2 servers to receive new commands and to send back ...

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has disrupted the BadBox malware operation pre-loaded in over 30,000 Android IoT devices sold in the country.

Internet Online Security Malware & Adware Over 1 million Android devices infected with password-stealing, pre-installed botnet malware — how to stay safe News By Amber Bouman published 5 March 2025 ...