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Thousands of cheap Android phones shipped with ad-fraud malware

·Source: The Record

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Executive Summary

"It’s on the phone before the owner switches it on for the first time, and it can’t be uninstalled," researchers at Bitdefender said about ad fraud malware found on thousands of cheap Android devices.

Analysis

"It’s on the phone before the owner switches it on for the first time, and it can’t be uninstalled," researchers at Bitdefender said about ad fraud malware found on thousands of cheap Android devices.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Oct 8, 2026.

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