Google has initiated a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, which has infected over 10 million Android devices with malware, posing significant risks of fraud and potential cyberattacks. The botnet, linked to multiple Chinese cybercrime groups, is involved in ad fraud and selling access to compromised devices, and follows the disruption of a previous botnet by German authorities in 2023.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5:
Google is trying to stop a big group of bad people who have put harmful software on over 10 million Android devices, making them act like robots that can be used for stealing and tricking people.
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