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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by microtonal on Saturday July 25, 2026 @07:37AM (#49046734)
Kimwolf exploits vulnerable Android Debug Bridge (ADB) services. Many low-cost TV boxes come "pre-infected" with proxy SDKs; Kimwolf then scans these residential proxy networks and exploits the devices within minutes as it propagates.

https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/glossary/aisuru-kim...

This is like saying that SSH is insecure because some device vendors install SSH, permitting root login with a default password of 'root'.

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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by BiteCode_dev on Saturday July 25, 2026 @08:46AM (#49047167)
Yeah let's block port 80, too many people expose unprotected api.
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Re:Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB by ValdikSS on Saturday July 25, 2026 @10:30AM (#49047871)
This is what several cellular ISP to (block ports <1024 and 5555) to protect the users on IPv6.

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