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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

June 25, 2019 admin Android, blazefire, Breadcrumbs, Chu da, Chuda, Dr. Web, google, Haagen, Hagen, Hsu Heng, Ltd., Ne'er-Do-Well News, Shanghai Blazefire Network Technology Co Ltd., Shanghai Bronze Network Technology Co., Shanghai Qianyou Network Technology Co., Shanghai Tongjue Network Technology Co., Shanghai Wildfire Network Technology Co., The Coming Storm, tosaka1027@gmail.com, Triada malware, Wildfire, yehuo

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:24:29 +0000

Earlier this month, Google disclosed that a supply chain attack by one of its vendors resulted in malicious software being pre-installed on millions of new budget Android devices. Google didn’t exactly name those responsible, but said it believes the offending vendor uses the nicknames “Yehuo” or “Blazefire.” What follows is a deep dive into the identity of that Chinese vendor, which appears to have a long and storied history of pushing the envelope on mobile malware.