"BadBox Malware Affects 30,000 Devices"
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•As many as 30,000 Android devices in Germany are infected with preinstalled malware
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As many as 30,000 Android devices in Germany contained preinstalled malware.
BadBox malware can turn the affected devices into a proxy service, enabling hackers to use your home internet to launch attacks.
Badbox can download additional malware and be used to access websites and ads in the background, carrying out click fraud.
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