Google is suing 25 unnamed operators in China for running BadBox 2.0, a botnet infecting over 10 million devices, from streaming boxes to car infotainment systems. Don’t expect extraditions.
Still, this gives Google leverage to sinkhole command and control domains, disrupt infrastructure, and push back on a sprawling fraud enterprise that touches everything from ad tech to residential proxies.
TL;DR 10M+ infected devices: TVs, tablets, cars
Preinstalled malware, proxy access resale
Coordinated criminal “Enterprise” behind ops
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/google_sues_25_unnamed_chinese/
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