Blog – Page 58 – VigilantAI

May 12, 2025
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The Persistence Problem: Why Exposed Credentials Remain Unfixed—and How to Change That

May 12, 2025
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Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Malware, Targeting 62,000+ via Facebook Lures

May 10, 2025
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Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection

May 10, 2025
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Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data

May 9, 2025
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BREAKING: 7,000-Device Proxy Botnet Using IoT, EoL Systems Dismantled in U.S. – Dutch Operation

May 9, 2025
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OtterCookie v4 Adds VM Detection and Chrome, MetaMask Credential Theft Capabilities

May 9, 2025
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Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials

May 9, 2025
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Initial Access Brokers Target Brazil Execs via NF-e Spam and Legit RMM Trials

May 9, 2025
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Deploying AI Agents? Learn to Secure Them Before Hackers Strike Your Business

May 9, 2025
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Beyond Vulnerability Management – Can You CVE What I CVE?

The Six Cyber Weak Points Causing Power Grid Stress (And How to Fix Them) September 5, 2025
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is altering power grid stress by straining outdated systems and broadening the cyberattack surface. With much of the infrastructure aging, the grid is left increasingly vulnerable to both physical and digital threats. Threat actors like hackers and other risks like natural disasters, and modernization have left utilities incoherent. Some […]
Emily Newton
Attackers Exploit Grok AI to Spread Malware via Promoted Ads September 5, 2025
Bad actors are exploiting Grok AI to push malware through promoted ads on X, in a scheme researchers are calling “Grokking.” The method, uncovered by Guardio Labs researcher Nati Tal, takes advantage of how Grok parses hidden fields in ads. Malvertisers post videos with adult content baits, but avoid direct links in the main body […]
Kirsten Doyle
Users Share Personal, Emotional, Confidential Info with ChatGPT September 5, 2025
ChatGPT users are routinely sharing personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive emotional disclosures, and confidential material with the AI platform, analysis from SafetyDetectives has revealed. The cybersecurity reviewer’s deep dive into 1000s of ChatGPT conversations, leaked in August 2025, confirms what many already suspected: many internet users aren’t fully aware of how the AI model handles […]
Josh Breaker Rolfe
Copilots to Agents: The Acceleration of AI-Driven Decision Making September 4, 2025
GenAI is advancing at an unprecedented pace. Where Copilots once offered support and recommendations, we now witness the emergence of agentic AI. These systems can autonomously make decisions, complete intricate tasks, and interact seamlessly across platforms with limited human supervision. This transformation represents a major milestone for enterprise technology, presenting both vast opportunities and new […]
Janne Saarela
From PowerShell to Payload: Darktrace Discovers Novel Cryptojacking Attack September 4, 2025
In July 2025, Darktrace researchers detected an attempted cryptojacking incident on a retail and e-commerce network. A desktop device initiated an HTTP connection to a rare endpoint, 45.141.87[.]195 over port 8000. Embedded in the request was a PowerShell script, infect.ps1. The script’s behavior flagged an immediate anomaly: a new PowerShell user agent making an unusual […]
Kirsten Doyle
European Court Upholds EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Clearing Path for Transatlantic Data Flows September 4, 2025
The European General Court has backed the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The ruling clears legal uncertainty for organisations moving data across the Atlantic. It upholds the European Commission’s adequacy decision, and confirms that the framework protects personal data while still enabling cross-border digital activity. ITI and its members welcomed the decision. It provides clarity […]
Kirsten Doyle
Why It’s Time to Ditch the VPN and Embrace RPAM for Secure Remote Work September 3, 2025
As much of the workforce takes advantage of late-summer holidays, employees, contractors, and third-party vendors continue to log in remotely from holiday homes, airports, or hotels, far from the traditional corporate environment. This surge in remote access inevitably heightens security risks. For IT and security teams already managing a sprawling attack surface, reduced visibility and […]
James Edwards
WhatsApp Reveals Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Apple Attacks September 3, 2025
WhatsApp has disclosed a zero-day flaw that was used in precision attacks against Apple users. The bug, tracked as CVE-2025-55177 with a CVSS score of 8.0, involved incomplete authorization of linked device sync messages. In practice, that meant an attacker could trick a device into processing content from arbitrary URLs. The issue affected WhatsApp for […]
Kirsten Doyle
Cyber Attack Severely Disrupts Jaguar Land Rover Production September 3, 2025
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has fallen victim to a cyber-attack. In a statement JLR said: “JLR has been impacted by a cyber incident. We took immediate action to mitigate its impact by proactively shutting down our systems. We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner.” The company, owned […]
Kirsten Doyle
European Commission President’s Plane GPS Signal Disrupted Amid Suspected Russian Jamming September 3, 2025
The European Union said Monday that Russia was suspected of jamming the GPS system of a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria on Sunday. “We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria,” a European Commission spokesperson told reporters. “We have received information […]
Kirsten Doyle

Category: Blog

The Persistence Problem: Why Exposed Credentials Remain Unfixed—and How to Change That

Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Malware, Targeting 62,000+ via Facebook Lures

Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection

Germany Shuts Down eXch Over $1.9B Laundering, Seizes €34M in Crypto and 8TB of Data

BREAKING: 7,000-Device Proxy Botnet Using IoT, EoL Systems Dismantled in U.S. – Dutch Operation

OtterCookie v4 Adds VM Detection and Chrome, MetaMask Credential Theft Capabilities

Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials

Initial Access Brokers Target Brazil Execs via NF-e Spam and Legit RMM Trials

Deploying AI Agents? Learn to Secure Them Before Hackers Strike Your Business

Beyond Vulnerability Management – Can You CVE What I CVE?

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