Security News > 2023 > October > PEACHPIT: Massive Ad Fraud Botnet Powered by Millions of Hacked Android and iOS
2023-10-09 16:07
An ad fraud botnet dubbed PEACHPIT leveraged an army of hundreds of thousands of Android and iOS devices to generate illicit profits for the threat actors behind the scheme. The botnet is part of a larger China-based operation codenamed BADBOX, which also entails selling off-brand mobile and connected TV (CTV) devices on popular online retailers and resale sites that are backdoored with an
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