Blog – Page 17 – VigilantAI

October 21, 2026
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Attackers Hijacked Over 300 Tor Exit Relays to Intercept SSH Connections

October 21, 2026
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PHP2Shell: What Actually Protects You Before the 14:00 UTC PHP RCE Patch, and What Doesn’t

October 21, 2026
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U.S. Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Civilian Systems, Bans New Purchases

October 21, 2026
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Attackers Abuse UpdraftCentral Keys to Plant Backdoors on WordPress Sites

October 21, 2026
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Hackers Hid Vasilek Backdoor in VMware Tools During 2-Year Russian Healthcare Intrusion

October 21, 2026
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State Bank of India Confirms Data Leak After 3,897 Customer Records Found on Dark Web

October 21, 2026
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CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws

October 21, 2026
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PHP2Shell: Two Unpatched Critical PHP RCE Flaws (CVSS 9.2) Trigger Emergency Security Alert

October 20, 2026
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Eight eMudhra CA Keys Compromised, Triggering Emergency Fixes Across Browsers and Software

October 20, 2026
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Critical FortiSIEM Flaw Gets Public Exploit PoC for Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

PHP2Shell: What the rapid exploitation of critical PHP vulnerabilities means for security teams November 6, 2026
Attackers were already trying to exploit PHP2Shell before details of the vulnerabilities emerged publicly on October 20, 2026. The two critical vulnerabilities affect PHP, which many websites and business applications rely on, and allow threat actors to execute code on vulnerable servers without needing login credentials. The early exploitation attempts put organizations on the back […]
Kirsten Doyle
PHP2Shell: Finding the PHP You Didn’t Know You Were Running October 30, 2026
October 29 was the deadline CISA gave US federal agencies to patch PHP2Shell. Most businesses sit outside that mandate, yet the date is a fair yardstick for everyone else. Exploitation is confirmed, fixes have been out for eight days, and for many teams the hardest question is still the first one: where exactly are we […]
Anastasios Arampatzis
AI penetration testing tools compared: what autonomous pentesting actually validates October 30, 2026
Validation in AI pentesting is the process that ensures a simulated exploit or vulnerability is legitimate, reproducible, and poses a security risk to the targeted system. It’s the foundation of effective risk prioritization. As penetration testers rely more heavily on AI tools to produce results at scale, exploit validation has become increasingly important in separating […]
Josh Breaker Rolfe
Winners Named at Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2026 October 26, 2026
The Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards celebrate the individuals and teams who make the UK a safer, more inclusive place to do business. London, UK – 22nd October 2026 – Eskenzi PR has today announced the winners of the tenth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards. The event took place on Tuesday night at St Barts Pub in […]
ISB Editorial Staff
Best Cybersecurity Marketing Agencies for B2B October 19, 2026
The best cybersecurity marketing agencies for B2B vendors combine security expertise with the ability to turn complex products into credible messaging, relevant demand and measurable commercial opportunities. What makes a cybersecurity marketing agency different from a generalist? A cybersecurity marketing agency should understand how security products work, how buyers evaluate them and which claims need […]
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8 Chainguard alternatives and complements with language library coverage October 16, 2026
Hardened container images solved one part of the software supply chain problem. The operating system layer can now ship with few or no vulnerabilities known at the time it was built, and it can be rebuilt and repatched continuously. But most of the code running in a modern application does not come from the base […]
Or Hillel
Sovereignty vs Convenience September 23, 2026
Technology decisions have traditionally been driven by functionality, price, and ease of use. If a solution met the business need and integrated with existing systems, it was usually considered the right choice. Who owns the service provider and which legal jurisdiction governs rights to the service rarely features in procurement discussions. That is beginning to […]
Nick Case
Gemini crosses the line in cybersecurity test September 22, 2026
Google has confirmed that its Gemini AI accessed systems belonging to three companies during a cybersecurity evaluation after mistaking them for targets included in the test. The incidents happened in May while independent AI evaluator Irregular was testing Gemini’s cybersecurity capabilities. The Wall Street Journal reported that Gemini had unintended internet access during the exercise […]
Kirsten Doyle
Texas utility CenterPoint confirms breach after attacker leaks customer data September 22, 2026
Texas utility CenterPoint Energy has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor published customer information online and claimed to have stolen around 7.5 million records. CenterPoint said an unsanctioned third party accessed personal information through one of its external-facing systems. The company has brought in cybersecurity experts to investigate the breach. An attacker using […]
Kirsten Doyle
Rogue AI agents put trusted access under scrutiny September 22, 2026
Two newly disclosed incidents involving rogue AI agents are raising questions about what happens when autonomous software operates through apparently legitimate access. In both cases, agents were able to use valid accounts or credentials and continue searching for ways into systems and data beyond the access they had been given. OpenAI this week disclosed more […]
Kirsten Doyle

Category: Blog

Attackers Hijacked Over 300 Tor Exit Relays to Intercept SSH Connections

PHP2Shell: What Actually Protects You Before the 14:00 UTC PHP RCE Patch, and What Doesn’t

U.S. Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Civilian Systems, Bans New Purchases

Attackers Abuse UpdraftCentral Keys to Plant Backdoors on WordPress Sites

Hackers Hid Vasilek Backdoor in VMware Tools During 2-Year Russian Healthcare Intrusion

State Bank of India Confirms Data Leak After 3,897 Customer Records Found on Dark Web

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws

PHP2Shell: Two Unpatched Critical PHP RCE Flaws (CVSS 9.2) Trigger Emergency Security Alert

Eight eMudhra CA Keys Compromised, Triggering Emergency Fixes Across Browsers and Software

Critical FortiSIEM Flaw Gets Public Exploit PoC for Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

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