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cyberLOW2026-05-04 10:54 UTC

Botnet Hijacks ADB-Exposed Android Devices to Target Minecraft Servers

New research has uncovered a Mirai-derived botnet called xlabs_v1 that turns Android devices with exposed Android Debug Bridge (ADB) into a distributed attack platform for knocking Minecraft servers and other game hosts offline. By abusing TCP port 5555 on poorly secured Android-based hardware, the

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