A new Mirai‑based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB‑exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS‑for‑hire use. A new Mirai‑derived botnet called xlabs_v1 is hijacking internet‑exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and using them for large‑scale DDoS attacks. Hunt.io discovered the bot on an unsecured server, it includes 21 flood techniques…
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