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"textContent": "Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.\nHunt.io, which detailed the malware, said it made the discovery after identifying an exposed directory on a Netherlands-hosted",
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