The market leading smartphone operating systems, Android and iOS, allow users to install apps through official pre-installed markets. Android also supports app installation from third-party sources, known as sideloading. Sideloading fosters competition and enables open source app markets. However, it also enables the proliferation of markets distributing pirated and modded apps: apps whose features and functionality have been altered by a third-party. Modded apps typically claim to offer user...| Light Blue Touchpaper
In December 2022, we first blogged about a law enforcement takedown of DDoS-for-hire services (often known as “booters”), sharing details about their changing landscape shortly after the initial seizures. Now that we have more data covering a longer period post-takedown, we can form a clearer picture of the impact.| Light Blue Touchpaper