German law enforcement recently announced it disrupted a sophisticated malware operation, dubbed BADBOX, affecting over 30,000 internet-connected devices nationwide.
The German Federal Office of Information (BSI) said it severed communication between devices and their command-and-control (C2) servers by employing a cybersecurity tactic called sinkholing.
BADBOX: a hidden threat in low-cost devices
The malicious operation involved pre-installed malware embedded in knockoff Android devices suc