Google AppSheet Exploited in 30,000-User Facebook Phishing Operation
2026-05-02T20:51:50Z•9e2f118f14a91fe9cf082c2a33f56ffda38637662900722ad9e95020a4a71261
ALPHVBlackCatChina-linkedDDoSFacebook BusinessGoogle AppSheetGoogle DriveJenkinsOpenClawPaperclipactive exploitationbotnetcPanelcardingcredit card leakdata breachgaming infrastructureinsider threatmisconfigurationphishingprivilege escalationransomwareroot accessstalkerwarethreat intelligence
What happened
Feed of May 1–2, 2026 security headlines: multiple active, high-impact incidents — scammers abused Google AppSheet and Google Drive in a global Facebook Business phishing campaign (reported ~30,000 users targeted) to steal accounts; two US cybersecurity professionals were jailed for aiding the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group; SOCRadar uncovered a large China-linked operation (OpenClaw/Paperclip) responsible for ~45,000 attacks and 5,300+ backdoors; misconfigured Jenkins servers are being abused to deploy a DDoS botnet against gaming infrastructure (including Valve-related targets); a critical,
Why it matters
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- Source ID
- hackread
- Record identifier
- 9e2f118f14a91fe9cf082c2a33f56ffda38637662900722ad9e95020a4a71261
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-02T20:51:50Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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