Android Botnet 'Popa' Infects Millions of TV Boxes, Linked to Israeli Firm Alarum Technologies
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For the past four years, an Android-based botnet called Popa has infected millions of consumer TV boxes to relay internet traffic for advertising fraud, account takeovers, and data scraping. Researchers from multiple security firms have concluded that Popa is linked to NetNut, a residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: ALAR). The botnet forces infected devices to route malicious traffic through users' home internet connections without their knowledge.
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· 3 pulledFor the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts.
Researchers from multiple security firms concluded that the Popa botnet is linked to NetNut, a 'residential proxy' provider operated by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: ALAR].
Malicious streaming devices sold online that enroll the user's home Internet address in a residential proxy service.
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