A newly discovered Android malware, distributed through the built-in updaters in affected Android-based car head units, turns infected devices into ad-fraud tools and nodes in a proxy botnet, ...

A supply-chain attack targeting Android-based car head units is using a legitimate device-update app to spread malware that enlists compromised devices in a proxy botnet or uses them for ad fraud.

Botnets are spreading to new avenues, as researchers recently spotted Android malware for the first time targeting car head units, the hardware modules on dashboards that control vehicle communication ...