web analytics

Two botnets are fighting over control of thousands of unsecured Android devices

Researchers spot Trinity and Fbot botnets trying to infect Android devices via the ADB interface.

 

November 2nd, 2018 , By Catalin Cimpanu

 

fight-fbot-trinity.png

 

Two botnet gangs are fighting to take control over as many unsecured Android devices as they can to use their resources and mine cryptocurrency behind owners’ backs.

 

The turf war between these two botnets –one named Fbot and the other named Trinity– has been going on for at least a month if we’re to combine the various clues from reports published by different cyber-security firms.

 

Both are in direct competition and are going after the same targets, namely Android devices on which vendors or owners have left the diagnostics port exposed online.

 

Full Article.






Take a look at the best antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spy, etc. software