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BrianKrebs
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

When an entire class of technology states on the packaging that it was made in China but intended "for overseas use only," this should really give you pause before plugging it into your network.

You will find this verbiage on a lot of Android TV streaming boxes for sale at the major retailers. There's a very good reason the country that makes this crap doesn't want it on their own networks. My advice: If you have one of these Android streaming boxes on your network or get one as a gift, toss it in the trash. I'll have a lot more about this in the New Year, but these things are responsible for building out a botnet that currently has ~2M devices and is growing rapidly. https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/kimwolf-botnet-en/

A photo of the back of an Android TV streaming box says

RAM: 4GB
Rom 32GB
Input DC5v, 2000 mA
Made in China
Overseas use only
A photo of the back of an Android TV streaming box says RAM: 4GB Rom 32GB Input DC5v, 2000 mA Made in China Overseas use only
A photo of the back of an Android TV streaming box says RAM: 4GB Rom 32GB Input DC5v, 2000 mA Made in China Overseas use only
Joe Stewart
@JoeStewart@toot.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@briankrebs
So I’ve never read any of these security things…. Just read the one you shared. #thanksforsharing

I had to ask a LLM to explain it to me. Then I asked how I might determine if any of my devices are bots….

We’re screwed.

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