The IOD Data Loader Service is a bi-directional integration offering that allows Salesforce administrators to automate many Salesforce integration processes such as synchronising account ...

Salesforce warned customers of voice phishing, or "vishing," attacks and of hackers abusing malicious, modified versions of Data Loader in a March 2025 blog post.

Hackers posed as Salesforce IT staff, using vishing to trick employees into installing malicious software for data theft and extortion.

Google warns of a sophisticated hacking campaign targeting Salesforce users, involving modified Data Loader app installations leading to extensive data breaches and corporate extortion.