Low-Cost Android Phones Ship With Preinstalled Malware That Turns Them Into Residential Proxies

2026-10-13T07:23:58Z•e23908f03dd5fd7ec0f6bfa6ae8b5a40a4e448e3554d5ef04bb31c20af9a74fd
CVE-2015-3306CVE-2026-102255CVE-2026-105133CVE-2026-107406CVE-2026-85097AI-assisted attacksAhsayCBSAndroid malwareChina-linked APTCobalt StrikeFlax TyphoonGitHub ActionsSSRFSonicWall SMAWordPressactive exploitationcredential theftcritical infrastructurecritical vulnerabilitiescryptocurrency theftiOS exploit kitransomwareremote code executionresidential proxysupply-chain compromisezero-day exploitation

What happened

The feed highlights active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities, including SonicWall SMA 1000 SSRF (CVE-2026-102255), Bricksforge WordPress unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-85097), AhsayCBS flaws used to deploy web shells and XMRig miners, and other attacks involving supply-chain compromise, credential theft, mobile malware, AI-assisted intrusion, and China-linked threat actors. Several incidents involve in-the-wild exploitation or significant data and financial theft.

Why it matters

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2026-10-13T07:23:58Z
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