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Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT Botnet targets Android devices with ADB option enabled

The Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT botnet was first spotted early this year, since its discovery the authors continuously evolved its code. The latest samples of the HNS bot were designed to target Android devices having the wireless debugging feature ADB enabled instead of exploiting known vulnerabilities. Smart TVs, DVRs and practically any other device that has ADB over Wi-Fi enabled could be affected too. The true purpose of the botnet remains unknown, although the true purpose remains unknown.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/76579/malware/hns-botnet-targets-android.html

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