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Botnet of more than 17 million devices dismantled (arstechnica.com)
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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

People who want to prevent their devices from being swept into botnets should install security updates in a timely manner and resist the urge to continue using software or devices that no longer receive them.

Or not install apps from untrusted sources. Like, the Play Store.