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References :

• BleepingComputer: 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.
• Cybernews: German authorities blocked 30,000 Android devices with pre-installed malware from connecting to BadBox botnet servers.
• therecord.media: Germany cuts hacker access to 30,000 devices infected with BadBox malware
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Germany sinkholes BadBox malware pre-loaded on Android devices
• securityaffairs.com: German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox
• CyberInsider: BSI Disrupts “BadBox” Malware Pre-Loaded on 30,000 Devices
• : BSI (Germany): (German Language) The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) sinkholed internet traffic originating from Germany and going to the command and control servers of the BADBOX malware group (which originates from China).
• www.bsi.bund.de: BSI (Germany): (German Language) The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) sinkholed internet traffic originating from Germany and going to the command and control servers of the BADBOX malware group (which originates from China).
• PCMag: In a disturbing find, a government agency in Germany has discovered that as many as 30,000 Android devices in the country contained preinstalled malware.
• www.pcmag.com: 30,000 Android devices found preinstalled with malware in Germany
• socradar.io: BadBox Malware Compromises 30,000 Devices in Germany The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has taken decisive action to stop the BadBox malware campaign, which affected over 30,000 Android IoT devices.
• The Hacker News: Germany's Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the country.
• www.cysecurity.news: Germany Warns of Pre-Installed Malware on 30,000 Devices

Classification:

• HashTags: #BadBox #Malware #IoTsecurity
• Company: Multiple
• Target: Android IoT devices
• Product: Android IoT
• Feature: pre-installed malware
• Malware: BadBox
• Type: Malware
• Severity: Medium