The German Federal Office BSI warns that it found malware in the firmware of some Android smartphones. Article in German - 26 Feb 2019 BSI warnt vor IT-Geräten mit vorinstallierter Schadsoftware https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Presse/P...019/Warnung_vorinst_Schadsoftware_260219.html
I think that I have to apologize for not giving more info. So, first of all: sorry! Somehow I was hoping that English websites would cover it in English. Maybe they did but I haven't found them; but of course that could be my fault! For example, although the German site of zdnet has the article covered in German, I didn't see it in their English version. But again, that could be me. As far as I understand from the BSI site, those smartphones were bought on line from Amazon. It seems the ones involved were: - Tablet Eagle 804 from Krüger&Matz - Smartphone S8 Pro from Ulefone - Smartphone A10 from Blackview I hope that I got those specs right from the BSI site. There are more details in German available on that BSI site. According to the article Amazon has stopped that you can purchase them via Amazon. In German: And there was an update at the article at 27 Feb 2019. Quotes in German:
An article I found here about it.. https://www.phoneweek.co.uk/german-authorities-warn-of-malware-in-tablets-and-smartphones-xinhua/
Germany: Backdoor found in four smartphone models; 20,000 users infected German cyber-security agency warns against buying or using four low-end smartphone models June 6, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/germany-backdoor-found-in-four-smartphone-models-20000-users-infected/