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Debugging Tool Left on OnePlus Phones, Enables Root Access

Phone maker OnePlus is being blasted for leaving a developer debugging app on its handsets allowing phones to be rooted by an attacker with physical access to the device. UPDATE Chinese phone maker ...
PC Magazine

Android Debug Bridge

A utility that lets users customize their Android devices without requiring root access (see Android rooting). For example, depending on the Android OS version ...
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Android Devices With Misconfigured ADB, a Ripe Target for Cryptojacking Malware

Vendors have been shipping Android products with Android Debug Bridge enabled, making them attractive targets for hackers. Poorly configured Android devices, where the Android Debug Bridge is left ...
SlashGear

Blackphone "Hacked", Root Access Gained Via Debug

Blackphone was originally billed as the most secure Android phone you could get. That claim may have been upended, as a hacker going by the handle @TeamAndIRC has gained root access using the Android ...