Recently Uncovered Botnet Targets Android Devices
How the 'Matryosh' botnet targets vulnerable Android devices (Source: Netlabs) Researchers at the security firm Netlab have identified a previously undocumented botnet dubbed "Matryosh" that is targeting vulnerable Android devices to help build its network so it can conduct distributed denial-of-service attacks. The Matryosh botnet, which the researchers discovered Jan. 25, looks for Android devices in which the smartphone manufacturer left the Android Debug Bridge feature - a diagnostics and debugging tool - unsecured and open to the internet, the report notes. Other botnets are also taking ...
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