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Root Bridge how thousands of internet connected Android devices now have no security, and are being exploited by criminals.

Android Debug Bridge allows developers to communicate with a device remotely. It listens on port 5555, and enables anybody to connect over the internet to a device. Devices are currently being used for cryptocurrency mining, where computing resources is misused without the owners permission to generate profits for criminals. The first warning was issued by 360 on February 4th in some excellent research. Its clear since then this problem has continued to grow, mostly in Asia. Through a very quickly put together honeypot, by deploying into an IP range in Taiwan Ive been able to get an infection.”]

Source: https://doublepulsar.com/root-bridge-how-thousands-of-internet-connected-android-devices-now-have-no-security-and-are-b46a68cb0f20

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