Re:Ask HN: Why are we receiving thousands of fake users?
by WateryRaccoon on Saturday November 14, 2020 @03:09PM
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Thank you for this insight. Because it's being installed on the order of 100,000's of people, and it all started on October 30th, I believe there is some specific event that set this off rather than a bunch of accidental or misled installs.
The utility of the app only exists in specific habitats.
Indonesia was, I believe, in the top 5 countries as far as install count. Knowing that 3rd party app stores are common gives us another avenue to explore. A buggy or exploitive 3rd app store could explain at least the attack vector, if not the actual objective behind this.
The utility of the app only exists in specific habitats.
Indonesia was, I believe, in the top 5 countries as far as install count. Knowing that 3rd party app stores are common gives us another avenue to explore. A buggy or exploitive 3rd app store could explain at least the attack vector, if not the actual objective behind this.