Risky Bulletin: Supply chain attack plants backdoor on Android tablets
· Source: news.risky.biz
In short
A supply chain attack has planted a backdoor named Keenadu inside the firmware of multiple Android tablet makers, traced back to August 2023. Analyzed by Kaspersky, Keenadu infects the Android OS core process and remains hidden for over two months before activating malicious activities such as downloading modules, hijacking browser settings, and deploying unwanted apps. The attack resembles previous campaigns like Triada and implicates a threat actor cluster specialized in hacking developer tools, impacting over 13,000 devices with likely much higher infections.
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Tags: supply chain, malware, android, backdoor, firmware, security