{
  "id": 1470488,
  "title": "New PATCHCORD Backdoor Targets Afghan Telecom and Indian Critical Infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/new-patchcord-backdoor-targets-afghan-telecom-and-indian-critical",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-patchcord-backdoor-targets-afghan.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Afghan telecom providers and South Asian critical infrastructure organizations have emerged as the target of a new ongoing campaign that delivers a previously undocumented backdoor called PATCHCORD. According to Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU), the backdoor is a compiled C/C++ implant delivered by means of sector-specific lures, including fake VPN installers impersonating Afghan Telecom (",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}