Those who mod their Android devices are known as power users, but Shizuku changed how on-device modding works. This allows everyone to tweak and mod their devices, whether beginners or advanced users.

"Overall, we believe malicious code based on the Android system ADB debug interface is now actively spreading in worms and infected over 5,000 devices in 24 hours," the team says.

Researchers spot Trinity and Fbot botnets trying to infect Android devices via the ADB interface.

A new botnet appeared over the weekend, and it's targeting Android devices by scanning for open debug ports so it can infect victims with malware that mines the Monero cryptocurrency.

Researchers discovered a cryptocurrency mining botnet that uses the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Wi-Fi interface and SSH connections to hosts stored in the known_hosts list to spread to other devices.

Google’s Fuchsia team has begun a new effort that would allow Fuchsia devices to be managed with the ADB tool, just like an Android phone.