BADBOX 2.0 Targets Home Networks in Botnet Campaign, FBI Warns

The FBI warns that BADBOX 2.0 is a large, active botnet compromising Android-based IoT and connected TV devices—often preinstalled in firmware or via unofficial app marketplaces—creating millions of devices with backdoors used as proxy services; security vendors partially disrupted the operation and the advisory lists indicators (unexpected traffic, non-Play Protect devices, unknown-brand IoT) and mitigation steps (patching, avoid unknown app stores, monitor devices and report to IC3).