{
  "id": 785970,
  "title": "New Mirai variant adds stealth capabilities to notorious botnet code",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/new-mirai-variant-adds-stealth-capabilities-to-notorious-botnet-code",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/new-mirai-variant-adds-stealth-to-botnet-code"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for default access credentials.",
  "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."
}