Thousands of cheap Android phones shipped with ad-fraud malware

October 8, 2026 · 1:00 pm 1 sources

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• Thousands of cheap Android phones shipped with ad-fraud malware
  The Record by Recorded Future News · October 8, 2026 13:00
  "It’s on the phone before the owner switches it on for the first time, and it can’t be uninstalled," researchers at Bitdefender said about ad fraud malware found on thousands of cheap Android devices.