Godless Android malware and future terror-scenarios

Godless Android malware is a sophisticated malware that has the ability to receive remote to download and install applications on mobile devices without the user's knowledge. In other words, it has a command and control center (C&C).Godless Android malware

So malware can easily serve malicious ads, but if you consider the number of infected devices (almost a million) connected to 4G LTE can also provide some serious firepower for a botnet.

According to , οι ταχύτητες 4G LTE είναι μεταξύ 5-12 Mbps ενώ οι upload ταχύτητες είναι μεταξύ 2-5 Mbps. Σήμερα, τα Android και άλλα smartphones έχουν πρόσβαση σε συνδέσεις 4G που προσφέρουν μεγαλύτερο εύρος ζώνης, από ό, τι διαθέτουν οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι στο σπίτι τους, ή τις their.

By doing the operations, one million devices that access 2-5 Mbps to send data could theoretically generate from 2 to 5 terabits traffic per second. Just imagine directing this traffic to a DDoS attack.

The creators of Botnets built for DDoS attacks are constantly looking for new ways to increase the impact of their attacks. Botnets made up of Android devices are real and scary enough as a concept, but their creators have gone even further than mobile devices. For example, alarm systems, televisions, or any other running Android could become part of a botnet.

Το μοναδικό που θα πρέπει να κάνει ένας εισβολέας είναι να ανακαλύψει τρόπο να φυτέψει τον κακόβουλο κώδικα (ο οποίος θα μπορούσε να έχει τη μορφή μιας εφαρμογής) σε μία από αυτές τις συσκευές Android, ανοίγοντας το δρόμο για επικοινωνίας των συσκευών σε κέντρα διοίκησης και έλεγχου που απαιτούνται για να ξεκινήσουν "συντονισμένες" DDoS επιθέσεις. Φυσικά το Godless Android malware (ή και κάποιο άλλο πολύ διαδεδομένο malware) μπορεί να δώσει στον εισβολέα την ευκαιρία τέτοιων επιθέσεων.

So Godless Android malware that has the ability to remotely and rooting on the device could not only use mobile devices for DDoS attacks but could also affect any device connected to an 4G LTE network such as alarm systems in home, emergency, etc.

Unfortunately for those who do not like horror stories, this scenario can become a very real reality and the mobile industry should be ready to provide the right defense.

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