{
  "id": 7583509,
  "title": "BambooToken Malware Uses MQTT to Control Windows and Linux Systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/bambootoken-malware-uses-mqtt-to-control-windows-and-linux-systems",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:23:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bambootoken-malware-uses-mqtt-to.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a multi-platform campaign that uses the Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol as a communication channel to control Windows and Linux systems. The emerging malware family, codenamed BambooToken, is assessed to be active since at least February 2023 and put to use in attacks targeting organizations across Asia and South America.",
  "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."
}