9 million Android phones were secretly hijacked by proxy network

Google recently announced in a statement that it has disrupted the “world’s largest residential proxy network.” It was able to remain undetected for a long time, hijacking innocent users’ private devices (including smartphones, PCs, and smart home devices) and using them as gateways for distributing data.

The company explains that a Chinese company called IPIDEA was behind it and, with the help of a US federal court order, Google was able to shut down several websites and backend systems...