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Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by womenareapes: 10:53pm On Aug 24, 2020 |
Security researchers found that some Chinese phones (most notably Tecno-made) shipped with money-stealing malware. It subscribed users to paid services and couldn’t even be removed. The phone maker blamed it on a vendor in the supply chain. While many politicians are focused on potential spying from Huawei phones, there may be a more practical security risk in the wild: out-of-the-box malware. Secure-D and BuzzFeed News have learned that some low-cost Tecno W2 phones shipped to countries around the world infected with malware meant to steal money from customers. The Triada and xHelper software would quietly download apps and subscribe to paid services. This caused unexpected bills and data overages for buyers who were already some of the most disadvantaged in the world. Chinese phones with money-stealing malware? While pre-loaded malware on phones isn’t a completely new concept, Malwarebytes analyst Nathan Collier told BuzzFeed that Triada and xHelper were particularly insidious. While they create pop-ups and other headaches expected from this kind of malware, they can’t be removed with a factory reset. The phones mainly reached African countries, including Egypt, Ghana, and South Africa. However, some devices also reached Indonesia and Myanmar. Secure-D said it blocked 844,000 malware transactions between March and December 2019. The best budget phones you can buy Transsion, the China-based company behind the Tecno brand, has pinned the malware on an unnamed “vendor in the supply chain process.” It said that it delivered fixes for Triada in March 2018 and xHelper in late 2019. However, the issue doesn’t appear to have gone away. Secure-D said it was still blocking Triada and xHelper on Transsion phones through April 2020, and it may simply be dormant. Companies like TCL have had similar problems with preloaded malware, Secure-D added. There’s no evidence of malicious intent on Transsion’s part. However, this doesn’t help the reputation of Chinese phones at a moment when many are already anxious. It also leaves many would-be buyers in a difficult position. Tecno is appealing precisely because it’s one of the few brands aimed primarily at low-income buyers. Customers might not have many alternatives if they’re worried enough to avoid Tecno entirely. Source: https://www.androidauthority.com/chinese-phones-malware-developing-nations-1150962/?fbclid=IwAR2oLhr3J9y3YRebxQZPlQcOfUyGLXbUvOHMx6EN2AG3JTddipjw4wt35Lo |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Omihanifa: 10:56pm On Aug 24, 2020 |
Chinese people are crooks And our lame duck SON &FCPC won't even bother to do anything about it until there's a major outcry 3 Likes |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Madibah(m): 10:59pm On Aug 24, 2020 |
Bullshit product 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by womenareapes: 11:03pm On Aug 24, 2020 |
Omihanifa:seriously! |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by scarycuteface(m): 12:40am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nawa oo |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by rxmusa(m): 6:00am On Aug 25, 2020 |
I said it! I knew it!! I suspected it!!! |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by MrBONE2(m): 7:32am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Omihanifa:
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Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by SIONKPO1(m): 8:08am On Aug 25, 2020 |
@Op, You are right,most Chinese phones just start downloading Bullshits once they gets access to data(network),seriously we need to wake up cause Chinese are monitoring all our moves and are also ripping us up |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Nbotee(m): 8:55am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Some of U are funny.. Ur ignorance is embarasing... U claim chinese shipped fones are stealing ur data and U went ahead to mention tecno.. Is Tecno shipped from China?? Tecno isn't even assembled in China talk more shipping from China 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Nbotee(m): 8:58am On Aug 25, 2020 |
SIONKPO1: Ripping U of what exactly? Some of U need to take a chill pill and stop getting paranoid. 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by KrazyDave16(m): 9:14am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nbotee:The OS bruh, the OS... iPhones are assembled in China but OS are done and sent out from Cupertino (California). Transsion assembles their phones in Africa (Ethiopia abi where) but OS straight from their HQ in Shenzhen (China). Google Pixel phones are done in China but the OS is from (drum roll please)... Mountain View (also California!) Need I go on? There's lots of free information about how OS and UI works (XDA and the comment section of Android-related threads on reddit) but short of it is OEMs like Transsion add/modify stock Android OS to their taste, adding several goodies or annoying bits like spywares, malwares, ads, trackers and whatnot. 9 Likes |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Edopesin: 9:36am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Tecno devices are always flagged by incapsula 1 Like
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Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Faithful4real(m): 10:34am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nbotee: Read before you comment. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by SIONKPO1(m): 10:37am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nbotee:lol |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Faithful4real(m): 10:38am On Aug 25, 2020 |
lalasticlala Take this to front page. It's from a trust site, any android guru will tell you that. 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Fatbabyfart(m): 10:38am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Yeah I noticed this malware on my dad's phone. Tecno w2. A phone he bought just to read news. It's always downloading one stupid gaming app anytime the data connection is on. Once you open you data, it immediately opens chrome browser and loads a certain app gallery page. 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by ubev01(m): 11:05am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Not contented with their overpricing, na to force-subscribe you to a service and download useless apps without your knowledge. Nonsense. Reading the article, i noticed that transsion's biggest market, "Nigeria" is not even mentioned, why? Nigerian transsion users are not tech savvy, the rest are simply illiterates 4 Likes |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Nbotee(m): 11:22am On Aug 25, 2020 |
SIONKPO1: U well so? |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by SIONKPO1(m): 11:54am On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nbotee:lol |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by womenareapes: 12:51pm On Aug 25, 2020 |
Faithful4real:don't you know there have being brought by Tecno! |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by womenareapes: 12:53pm On Aug 25, 2020 |
Nbotee:my brother! it won't pays you to read and comprehend! this is a confirm international source |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Sunmolar(m): 5:58pm On Aug 25, 2020 |
Stop being a victim,create your own phones. 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by NightFood: 8:08am On Aug 27, 2020 |
na wa o, i havent experienced any of such before on my Camon phone |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by sunshineV(f): 10:54am On Aug 27, 2020 |
NightFood:ekuke u even dey use tecno? Na to just market be ur own na 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Realboygenius(m): 5:00pm On Aug 31, 2020 |
womenareapes: It's a false report. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by tafat: 1:46am On Sep 01, 2020 |
me too o, i wonder where these false reports are coming from NightFood: |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by NightFood: 8:43am On Sep 01, 2020 |
sunshineV:yes I'm a proud tecno user 1 Like |
Re: Some Chinese Phones Are Shipping With Money-stealing Malware(tecno) by Nancy1986: 1:11pm On Sep 01, 2020 |
Go to app deactivate app that downloads automatically or block it auto internal working simple.. Tecno is still the best cheap android... What do you keep in your phone for China to steal lol |
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