However, the on-device wireless debugging feature makes it easy for anyone to use ADB commands. No computer or complicated steps are required.

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.

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.

That's it—ADB is now fully enabled on your Fire TV. Next up, you'll want to connect to your Fire TV through ADB on your computer. To start with, install ADB on your Mac or Windows computer.

It is down to vendors to make sure the port and ADB are properly secured at shipping, and by default, devices should not have ADB enabled. However, many companies are failing in this responsibility.

Why would so many devices manufactured by Amazon all have network ADB enabled? I realized there must be a connection, and it didn’t take long to figure it out.

New Matryosh botnet is targeting Android systems that have left their ADB debug interface exposed on the internet.

First, we’ll need to connect to the device using “adb connect” and the IP address. Once you run this command, you’ll probably be asked on your Android TV to allow your computer to connect.

New commits have revealed that Google is working on a wireless ADB option, allowing developers to pair their device to a PC without a cable.