{
  "id": 470627,
  "title": "China-linked hackers turning popular cybersecurity tool into ransomware launchpad, Microsoft warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/china-linked-hackers-turning-popular-cybersecurity-tool-into",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/china-hackers-ransomware-microsoft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A China-linked threat actor is believed to be exploiting a critical vulnerability affecting cybersecurity software from the company N-able.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/this-vpn-firm-has-created-a-way-to-stop-microsofts-hidden-tracking",
        "published": "2026-08-09T16:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}