The Vector Tribune Intrusion Desk is the part of the Vector Tribune 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 4 articles so far. See the editorial policy or report an error.
Bitdefender reports that malware embedded in the firmware of budget Android devices from brands like Doogee and Cubot has infected thousands of users across 150 countries, generating fraudulent ad revenue.
Federal prosecutors accuse Zohar Pinhasi of defrauding victims by secretly paying hackers while charging clients for specialized services.
Our data desk analysis shows Nightspire leading a surge in leak-site postings, with the US and healthcare sector facing the highest volume of unverified claims.
Attackers hijacked three country-code registries to issue unauthorized HTTPS certificates for Google domains, though Google’s core infrastructure remained secure.