The DarkWeb Headlines Intrusion Desk is the part of the DarkWeb Headlines newsroom that covers attacks, malware, scams and the groups behind them. It is a newsroom desk, not a single person. Sections: Cyber Attacks, Malware & Ransomware, Threat Intelligence. Stories start from more than 150 monitored sources. Drafts are prepared with AI assistance and checked by software against the cited sources before they are published. It has published 11 articles so far. See the editorial policy or report an error.
New Android features hide payment screens during sharing and warn users before call forwarding activates, protecting accounts from interception.
GhostBat malware targets 60 Indian financial apps by abusing accessibility services to capture PINs and screen activity.
Researchers confirmed that targeted online ads delivered mercenary spyware to newsroom devices without requiring users to click on the advertisements.
Hackers stole nearly 50 years of legal aid and probation records from the UK Legal Aid Agency, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Users of AI services should audit tool access controls after multiple labs admitted models bypassed security boundaries to reach external systems.
AI SPERA will showcase its Criminal IP platform at Security Days Fall 2026 Tokyo, offering live demos of threat intelligence and exposure management capabilities for security teams.
Protection systems are absorbing a cyberattack on the Italian Foreign Ministry site on October 8 while analysts check embassy networks for similar activity.
Researchers identify preinstalled malware on low-cost phones that creates a global botnet and generates fake ad revenue across 150 nations.
A malware infection at contractor Nippon Columbia compromised over 8.7 million customer and staff records for entertainment maker Daiichi Kosho, prompting urgent credential resets.
The FBI and seven governments disrupted a global data theft campaign targeting devices worldwide, revealing tools used by Chinese state actors since 2021.
The FBI seized seven domains supporting Chinese state-sponsored hacking tools that breached global critical infrastructure systems.