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ijeff @lemdro.id

2y ago

Pandora's box is now open: the well-known Mirai trojan arrives in a new disguise to Android-based TV sets and TV boxes - Doctor Web

Pandora's box is now open: the well-known Mirai trojan arrives in a new disguise to Android-based TV sets and TV boxes

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/millions-of-cheap-android-tv-boxes-come-pre-infected-with-botnet-malware

4 comments

I hope it changes every program you try to watch to Bluey.
- That's basically just having kids but with less steps.
Allwinner and Rockchip are legit SoC vendors; they don't sell Android TV boxes.
The infection path is not really clear. I can understand that installing software from external sources can carry a virus, but firmware updates? Are their updaters that broken?