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Social Engineering

Microsoft Teams helpdesk scam: A nine-step attack chain targeting corporate networks

21. April, 2026 - 13:32

When the IT support team reaches out via Microsoft Teams, flags an urgent security update, and requests remote access, it sounds like routine maintenance. In reality, it may be one of the most dangerous intrusion methods targeting enterprise networks today.

Social Media

Pro-Iran hacker group claims responsibility for Bluesky DDoS attack

21. April, 2026 - 13:22

A group calling itself Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq says it brought down the decentralized social network for nearly 24 hours. Bluesky has not confirmed who was behind the attack and says no user data was compromised.

Disruption

ChatGPT down: Thousands of outage reports filed world wide

20. April, 2026 - 17:42

Users across the world are reporting widespread issues with ChatGPT. Visiting chatgpt.com currently returns nothing but an error page.

Misuse of legitimate Apple notifications

New phishing wave exploits Apples own servers

20. April, 2026 - 14:45

Cybercriminals are exploiting Apple’s automated security notification system to send fraudulent purchase alerts that bypass virtually every spam filter in existence.

Remote Access

HP discontinues Anyware, Trusted Zero Clients, and Trust Center

20. April, 2026 - 09:03

HP is winding down its remote desktop product lines. End of sale for HP Anyware is set for May 2026, with support expiring at the end of 2029.

Retail giants in the crosshairs

Data Breach hits Lacoste, Ralph Lauren and Canada Goose

17. April, 2026 - 13:13

Hackers claim access to internal databases of three global fashion brands in what experts believe was a coordinated supply chain attack.

Working title "Alfa"

Linux Mint 23 arrives at Christmas

17. April, 2026 - 10:03

The developers of Linux Mint announce a longer release cycle and significant technical changes. The next release is internally called “Alfa” for now and is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Hackers unknown

Ransomware attack cripples Autovista’s vehicle data systems across Europe

16. April, 2026 - 16:36

Market data specialist Autovista is battling a major ransomware attack that has knocked out critical IT systems across Europe and Australia, causing widespread disruption to vehicle valuations and identification services.

Ai assistant

EU threatens Meta with interim measures over WhatsApp AI lock-In

15. April, 2026 - 16:44

The European Commission is continuing to put pressure on WhatsApp’s parent company Meta. The background is that Meta, according to the Brussels authority, gives only its own AI assistant access to the WhatsApp messaging service, which preliminary findings suggest violates competition law.

Tax returns and ID cards

Fiverr data leak: Private documents exposed on Google

15. April, 2026 - 11:15

A misconfigured Cloudinary instance is leaking private user documents from the freelance platform, which are being indexed by Google. The researcher who discovered the issue has been waiting for a response from the company for over 40 days.