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Over 17,000 tablets infected, from 30 different tablet makers
Cheetah Mobile reports that its mobile security system detected 17,233 of such infected tablets in the wild, but this number could be much greater since Cloudsota, as mentioned above, was able to remove security apps and prevent detection in some cases.
Researchers found over 30 different tablet brands that came pre-installed with Cloudsota, all still available for sale online. The affected brands include companies like Alldaymall Tablet, FUSION5, JEJA 7 Zoll, JYJ 7, Tagital, and Yuntab SZ Wave.
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Cheetah Mobile reports that its mobile security system detected 17,233 of such infected tablets in the wild, but this number could be much greater since Cloudsota, as mentioned above, was able to remove security apps and prevent detection in some cases.
Researchers found over 30 different tablet brands that came pre-installed with Cloudsota, all still available for sale online. The affected brands include companies like Alldaymall Tablet, FUSION5, JEJA 7 Zoll, JYJ 7, Tagital, and Yuntab SZ Wave.
In that case, security firm G DATA suspected that middlemen in the supply chain were responsible for infecting the smartphones with malware. This might be the case yet again, since too many brands are affected to suspect them of running an organized crime ring.
Cheetah Mobile said it contacted all manufacturers, but none has responded to their request for comment.
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