Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet?
The Kimwolf botnet operators have claimed to compromise the control panel of Badbox 2.0, a China-based botnet that has infected over 2 million Android TV streaming boxes with pre-installed malware. The FBI and Google are actively investigating the operators behind Badbox 2.0, with new leads emerging from the Kimwolf botmasters' public disclosures about their alleged intrusion into the competing botnet's infrastructure.
Summary
The Kimwolf botnet operators have claimed to compromise the control panel of Badbox 2.0, a China-based botnet that has infected over 2 million Android TV streaming boxes with pre-installed malware. The FBI and Google are actively investigating the operators behind Badbox 2.0, with new leads emerging from the Kimwolf botmasters' public disclosures about their alleged intrusion into the competing botnet's infrastructure.
Indicators of Compromise
- malware — Kimwolf
- malware — Badbox 2.0