Global Bust Exposes “BaitTrap” Network of 17,000 Fake News Sites

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a sprawling scam operation involving more than 17,000 fabricated news websites, operating across some 50 countries. This criminal network—referred to as “BaitTrap”—specializes in luring unsuspecting individuals into investment fraud schemes, cleverly disguised behind the façade of legitimate news outlets like CNN, BBC, and CNBC. The scam begins with professional-looking fake news […]

Hackers Use Malicious PDFs to Impersonate Microsoft, DocuSign & More via “Callback Phishing”

Hackers have stepped up a new phishing method that uses malicious PDF attachments to impersonate well-known companies like Microsoft and DocuSign. These fake PDFs encourage recipients to call phone numbers controlled by the attackers, pretending to be customer support representatives. This technique, called callback phishing or Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD), is becoming increasingly common. During […]

AMD Discloses New CPU Vulnerabilities in Transient Scheduler Attacks

AMD has issued a warning about a newly discovered class of microarchitectural vulnerabilities, dubbed Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA), that affect a broad range of its processors, including desktop, mobile, and server chips. These flaws arise from speculative scheduling behavior within the CPU, where timing differences during instruction execution can allow attackers to infer sensitive data […]

Public Warned About Data Risks from Chinese Apps

Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) has issued a warning regarding several popular Chinese-developed mobile applications, including RedNote (Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud. The NSB’s advisory highlights concerns over excessive data collection and the transmission of personal information to servers located in China, raising significant privacy and security issues for users. Following a comprehensive […]

Hackers Hijacking Microsoft Exchange Login Pages to Steal Credentials

A sophisticated cyberattack campaign is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers by quietly injecting malicious code into their login pages. By modifying the Outlook Web Access (OWA) interface, attackers can secretly log every keystroke users enter—including usernames and passwords—as they attempt to sign in. This method doesn’t rely on phishing emails or fake websites. Instead, it manipulates […]

16 Billion Passwords Leaked: What You Need to Know

A staggering 16 billion login credentials have been compiled and are now circulating online, representing one of the largest leaks of its kind. This isn’t the result of a single breach, but rather a massive collection of usernames and passwords stolen over the years through countless cyberattacks, phishing campaigns, and data dumps. The data spans […]

Critical Configuration Risks Discovered in Salesforce Industry Cloud

A team of cybersecurity researchers from AppOmni recently identified more than 20 configuration-related vulnerabilities in Salesforce Industry Cloud—Salesforce’s low-code platform for industries like healthcare, finance, and telecom. While these platforms streamline development, improper configurations can expose sensitive data and create serious security gaps The risks span key components such as FlexCards, Data Mappers, Integration Procedures […]

Over 70 Organizations Across Multiple Sectors Targeted by China-Linked Espionage

Between mid-2024 and early 2025, a China-linked cyber espionage group carried out a widespread campaign targeting more than 70 organizations across diverse industries, including manufacturing, finance, telecommunications, research, government, energy, food and agriculture, healthcare, and engineering. The intrusions involved a sequence of related operations beginning in July 2024 and continuing through March 2025. Initial reconnaissance […]