Blog – Page 26 – VigilantAI

July 9, 2026
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New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware

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Dormant GitHub Accounts Help Attackers Blend In While Mapping Corporate Orgs

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ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories

July 9, 2026
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npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

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AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up

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GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Endpoint Defenses

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Summer of Clearinghouses

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Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Flaw That Can Grant SYSTEM Privileges

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Meta’s New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images

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Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It

10th Annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards Open for Nominations August 3, 2026
Cybersecurity PR agency Eskenzi PR has opened nominations for its tenth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards. The awards celebrate the UK’s most extraordinary cybersecurity professionals who work to make the industry not only more secure, but also more diverse, healthier and better informed about current events. Key sponsors include CultureAI, OneAdvanced and The Zensory. […]
ISB Staff Reporter
Expert panel: AI is writing the code. Who is defending it? July 31, 2026
AI is changing the way software is being developed. From generating code, helping developers make sense of new frameworks, reviewing pull requests, and even suggesting solutions for existing vulnerabilities, AI is playing an increasingly active role in the software development process. There is an upside here, too. AI is speeding up development, eliminating redundant efforts, […]
Kirsten Doyle
One-click Claude Desktop flaw could enable hidden prompt injection and code execution July 28, 2026
Security researchers at Oasis Security have disclosed a vulnerability in Claude Desktop that could allow attackers to execute hidden prompts, access local files, exfiltrate conversation history, or execute code with a single click on a malicious link. The vulnerability, dubbed PromptFiction, affects the way Claude Desktop handled claude:// links. According to the researchers, clicking one […]
Kirsten Doyle
Russian state attackers exploiting misconfigured routers, new multi-nation advisory warns July 28, 2026
Russian state-sponsored actors are compromising poorly secured routers and networking devices around the world, with critical infrastructure organisations among the primary targets, reveals a new joint cybersecurity advisory from 20 government agencies. The advisory attributes the activity to cyber actors associated with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16, saying the group continues to […]
Kirsten Doyle
Americans are ignoring scam calls, but phishing emails still fool many July 15, 2026
Americans are becoming more effective at avoiding spam calls and texts, but new research suggests that the strategy comes with an unexpected cost. A new survey of 1,000 Americans from privacy company Cloaked, revealed that two-thirds of respondents have missed an important phone call because they ignored an unknown number. One in three have missed […]
Kirsten Doyle
Sysdig uncovers first documented agentic ransomware operation July 10, 2026
Security researchers at Sysdig have documented what they believe is the first documented case of an AI agent running a ransomware operation from end to end. Dubbed JADEPUFFER, the operation used a large language model (LLM) to automate an attack that began with the exploitation of an internet-facing Langflow instance and ended in destructive database […]
Kirsten Doyle
AI-assisted software engineering is creating a new delivery paradox July 10, 2026
AI can generate code faster than most software organizations can absorb it. This should be a productivity breakthrough, but it also exposes a larger problem: many of the processes surrounding software delivery still happen at human speed. A new white paper from code4thought looks at what happens when AI changes how quickly teams write software, […]
Kirsten Doyle
Filigran report: Organisations can see their threats but can’t act fast enough July 10, 2026
Fragmented tools and manual processes are widening the gap between threat awareness and effective CTEM. Only 41% of organisations have a fully consolidated view of cyber risk exposure, and security teams spend 42% of their time investigating risks that turn out to be low priority or non-exploitable At the same time, AI-driven CTEM processes expected […]
ISB Staff Reporter
The next phase of endpoint security starts with simplicity June 24, 2026
For years, enterprise endpoints were expected to handle everything locally, including productivity, collaboration, storage, and security, while supporting increasingly complex operating systems and applications. But as more workloads have moved into cloud-delivered environments, that model has started to break down. Today’s employees work across virtual desktops, web applications, browsers, and collaboration platforms from virtually anywhere. […]
Kevin Greenway
Klue supply chain breach exposes Salesforce data at several security firms June 24, 2026
A supply chain attack targeting Klue, a competitive intelligence platform, has lead to the theft of Salesforce data from multiple entities, including several cybersecurity vendors. Klue disclosed that threat actors had gained unauthorized access to part of its integration infrastructure in June after compromising a legacy credential linked to a backend system. “Our investigation determined […]
Kirsten Doyle

Category: Blog

New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware

Dormant GitHub Accounts Help Attackers Blend In While Mapping Corporate Orgs

ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories

npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up

GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Endpoint Defenses

Summer of Clearinghouses

Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Flaw That Can Grant SYSTEM Privileges

Meta’s New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images

Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It

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