{
  "id": 8191774,
  "title": "RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After Uninstall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/rathat-android-malware-abuses-adb-to-retain-shell-access-after",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:17:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rathat-android-malware-abuses-adb-to.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that's assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to navigate and control compromised devices. \"Distributed primarily via targeted smishing (SMS/text phishing) and malvertising campaigns leading to deceptive third-party download portals, RatHat uses",
  "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."
}