A new IOT botnet is infecting Android-based set-top boxes

guest · Aug 28, 2019

A new IOT botnet is infecting Android-based set-top boxes
New Ares IoT malware/botnet has been seen on HiSilicon, Cubetek, and QezyMedia set-top boxes, per new report
August 28, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-iot-botnet-is-infecting-android-based-set-top-boxes/

A new IoT botnet named Ares is infecting Android-based devices that have left a debug port exposed on the Internet.

Among this botnet's most common victims are Android set-top boxes manufactured by HiSilicon, Cubetek, and QezyMedia, cyber-security firm WootCloud said today.
ANOTHER IOT BOTNET TARGETING ADB
The attacks aren't using a vulnerability in the Android operating systems, but are exploiting a configuration service that has been left enabled and unprotected on some set-top boxes installations.

Named the Android Debug Bridge, or ADB, this is a standard feature of the Android OS.
This ADB terminal can be accessed in three ways, via a wired connection, WiFi, or over a network or the internet (via a device's port 5555).
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