Thread by @Edourdoo, Clickbait journalism, with caveats hidden in the article. It has also been [...]

Eddie Du

Edourdoo

Clickbait journalism, with caveats hidden in the article.

It has also been reported in Chinese media,
https://tech.sina.cn/2020-08-25/detail-iivhuipp0529351.d.html">https://tech.sina.cn/2020-08-2...

Last year, Google’s research revealed Triada was most likely implanted on a device during the manufacturing process when the vendor opted to use third-party software to deliver features not found in the Android Open Source Project, such as face unlock. https://www.scmagazineuk.com/google-reveals-actors-behind-triada-trojan/article/1586962">https://www.scmagazineuk.com/google-re...

Google reveals actors behind Triada trojan

https://www.scmagazineuk.com/google-reveals-actors-behind-triada-trojan/article/1586962

According to analysis by Kaspersky, the latest sample of xHelper uses a Russian nesting-doll type architecture to worm its way into the heart of Android devices. https://threatpost.com/xhelper-russian-nesting-doll-android-malware/154519/">https://threatpost.com/xhelper-r...

xHelper: The Russian Nesting Doll of Android Malware

Ultimately delivering the Triada payload, xHelper goes to great lengths to become virtually indestructible once installed on a smartphone.

https://threatpost.com/xhelper-russian-nesting-doll-android-malware/154519/

So where is this Triada company based and what& #39;s its background information?

And what& #39;s the relationship between Transsion and Triada?

According to this story, Triada is likely a Shanghai-based company.
https://www.freebuf.com/news/164101.html">https://www.freebuf.com/news/1641...

"Additionally, our analysts’ research showed that the Trojan’s penetration into firmware happened at request of the Leagoo partner, the software developer from Shanghai. " https://news.drweb.com/show/?i=11749&lng=en">https://news.drweb.com/show/...

Doctor Web: over 40 models of Android devices delivered already infected from the manufacturers

In the middle of 2017, Doctor Web analysts discovered a new Trojan Android.Triada.231 in the firmware of some cheap models of Android devices. Since this detection, the list of infected devices has...

https://news.drweb.com/show/?i=11749&lng=en

To be fair, the BuzzFeed article didn& #39;t specifically name Transsion as the main culprit though the company obviously agreed to pre-install the malwares.

My problem is mainly with sensationalist articles painting all cheap Chinese smartphones as evil actors practicing & #39;digital colonialism& #39;.

(Maybe I overreacted. End of thread.)

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