Kaspersky flags keenadu android malware/backdoor tied to preinstalled firmware compromise

Multiple outlets are reporting on Kaspersky’s discovery of “Keenadu,” an Android backdoor/malware family that can arrive preinstalled via device firmware—limiting what end users can do to remove it—and that has been observed on thousands of devices across multiple countries. Coverage emphasizes the risk of firmware-level compromise as a supply-chain and device integrity problem rather than a typical “malicious app” scenario.