{
  "id": 8883049,
  "title": "EtherHiding shifts malware control to Polygon blockchain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/etherhiding-shifts-malware-control-to-polygon-blockchain",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:57:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/etherhiding-shifts-malware-control-to-polygon-blockchain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A malware campaign using the EtherHiding technique has exploited the Polygon blockchain to conceal and dynamically rotate command-and-control infrastructure while stealing banking and cryptocurrency credentials from infected users. Security researchers tracing the operation said it has been active since at least November 2025 and has compromised at least 31 legitimate business websites across…",
  "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."
}