{
  "id": 3138694,
  "title": "Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients and SEO Poisoning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake-minecraft-clients-and-seo-poisoning",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:41:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Minecraft clients. McAfee Labs said it detected and blocked more than 6,300 attempts to access malicious sites, adding that it found lookalike gaming websites designed to mimic legitimate projects, including branding, feature lists, FAQs,",
  "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."
}