minus-squareCosmicGiraffe@lemmy.worldtoRight to Repair@discuss.tchncs.de•I'm Conflictedlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoBotnets targeting android devices are a thing, here’s an example: https://blog.fox-it.com/2023/09/11/from-ermac-to-hook-investigating-the-technical-differences-between-two-android-malware-variants/ In this example, they’re renting access for thousands of dollars. These people have a clear motivation to find ways to exploit devices and unpatched CVEs are an easy way for them to do that. linkfedilink
Botnets targeting android devices are a thing, here’s an example: https://blog.fox-it.com/2023/09/11/from-ermac-to-hook-investigating-the-technical-differences-between-two-android-malware-variants/
In this example, they’re renting access for thousands of dollars. These people have a clear motivation to find ways to exploit devices and unpatched CVEs are an easy way for them to do that.