Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-04-05 17:00 PDT
- Traffic violation scams switch to QR codes in new phishing texts
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-05 12:44 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Scammers are sending fake “Notice of Default” traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that leads to a phishing site demanding a $6.99 payment while stealing personal and financial information. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/traffic-violation-scams-switch-to-qr-codes-in-new-phishing-texts/ - New FortiClient EMS flaw exploited in attacks, emergency patch released
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-05 11:45 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Fortinet has released an emergency weekend security update for a new critical FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fortinet-forticlient-ems-flaw-cve-2026-35616-exploited-in-attacks/ - $285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation
The Hacker News • 2026-04-05 11:25 • thehackernews.com
Drift has revealed that the April 1, 2026, attack that led to the theft of $285 million was the culmination of a months-long targeted and meticulously planned social engineering operation undertaken by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) that began in the fall of 2025.
The Solana-based decentralized exchange described it as “an attack six months in the
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/285-million-drift-hack-traced-to-six.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
