Cyber criminals are exploiting IoT devices in homes to create a botnet called BADBOX 2.0, enabling illegal online activities. Most compromised devices are manufactured in China and become infected ...

A hot potato: The resurgence of BadBox 2.0 poses new risks that consumers should be aware of. As unregulated, low-cost IoT devices become increasingly common in households around the world, it's ...

Google has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a what is believed to be the largest smart TV botnet in the world — BadBox 2.0. The company said in its complaint that this China-based botnet had ...

The Federal Burau of Investigation (FBI) warned that cybercriminals are compromising Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to home networks through the BADBOX 2.0 botnet. The BADBOX 2.0 botnet ...

It's not just your PC or your phone that's a potential cybersecurity risk these days, as Google's recent work uncovering an internet-of-things botnet proves. Researchers working in collaboration with ...

Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company's advertising platforms. The ...

A fresh malware scheme called BADBOX 2.0 is quietly compromising millions of smart home devices throughout the US, according to the FBI. Your connected gadgets—everything from TV streaming boxes and ...

The FBI has urged smart home users to look out for indicators of compromise (IoCs) in their connected devices after releasing a security alert about the Badbox 2.0 botnet. In a Public Service ...

The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a ...