Google is suing the BadBox 2.0 botnet group

Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company's advertising platforms.

The BadBox 2.0 malware botnet is a cybercrime operation that utilizes infected Android Open Source Project (AOSP) devices, including smart TVs, streaming boxes, and other connected devices that lack security protections, such as Google Play Protect.

These devices become infected either by threat actors purchasing low-cost AOSP devices, modifying the operating system to include the BadBox 2 malware, and then reselling them online, or by tricking users into downloading and installing malicious apps on their devices that contain the malware.

The malware then becomes a backdoor that connects to command-and-control (C2) servers operated by the attackers, where it receives commands to execute on the device.

Once compromised, devices become part of the BadBox 2.0 botnet, where they are turned into residential proxies sold to other cybercriminals without the victims' knowledge or are used to conduct ad fraud.

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