Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2026
Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks, drops apps and builds a proxy botnet. Bitdefender researchers discovered a campaign called Midnight Mimosa involving preinstalled Android malware on low-cost phones from different brands that use MediaTek platforms. The malware is built into the device firmware and may be […]
