{
  "id": 15862727,
  "title": "Hackers Hid Vasilek Backdoor in VMware Tools During 2-Year Russian Healthcare Intrusion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hackers-hid-vasilek-backdoor-in-vmware-tools-during-2-year-russian",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:05:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hackers-hid-vasilek-backdoor-in-vmware.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Belarus-aligned hacktivist group spent nearly two years within the network of a Russian healthcare organization. According to a report published by Russian cybersecurity firm Solar, the activity has been attributed to a threat cluster dubbed Partisan Zmiy, which is also known as the Cyber Partisans. Known to be active since at least 2020, the group has a track record of striking industrial",
  "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."
}