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microtonaltoday at 11:37 AM1 replyview on HN

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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BiteCode_devtoday at 12:46 PM

Yeah let's block port 80, too many people expose unprotected api.

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