Blogs and Articles

Cybercriminals are now targeting real e-commerce checkout pages, not just fake websites. This report reveals how a WooCommerce skimmer silently steals card details during genuine payments. Read the full report to understand the hidden risk.

A real-world AIVigil finding from a customer environment. One unprotected AI integration endpoint with no login required. An attacker chained Server-Side Request Forgery, Local File Inclusion, and live AWS credential exfiltration into a potential full infrastructure takeover. This is how it happened, and how AIVigil found it first.

CloudSEK’s report exposes a highly sophisticated, seasonal IPL online betting scam ecosystem. Fraudsters deploy clone platforms, celebrity AI deepfakes, and blackhat SEO tactics to exploit government domains and trap unsuspecting fans. Sustained by money mule networks, bulk advertisements, and predatory fake loan apps, this industry intentionally blocks user withdrawals, causing severe financial losses and blackmail.

CloudSEK TRIAD uncovered a sophisticated npm supply chain attack using a typosquatted package, crypto-javascri, to mimic crypto-js. The malware steals npm and GitHub credentials, hijacks maintainer accounts, republishes trojanized packages, and uses Tor-based command-and-control. The campaign targets Linux developer systems and CI/CD environments, creating serious downstream supply chain risk.

RedSun exposes a critical logic flaw in Windows Defender that allows a standard user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM without admin rights or kernel exploits. By exploiting a missing reparse point validation during file restoration, attackers can redirect Defender’s write operation into System32 and execute arbitrary code. The attack is reliable, unpatched, and affects modern Windows systems with Defender enabled, making it a serious security concern.

A new CloudSEK report reveals that Iran-linked APT35 (Charming Kitten) conducted years of cyber reconnaissance across GCC nations before coordinated missile strikes, suggesting cyber operations directly enabled kinetic targeting. Critical infrastructure across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others was pre-profiled and in some cases breached. The report highlights a dangerous shift—cyber warfare is no longer support, but a frontline weapon in modern conflict.

CloudSEK's BeVigil has identified 32 hardcoded Google API keys across 22 popular Android applications that inadvertently grant unauthorized access to Google's Gemini AI (Generative Language API) including uploaded datasets and cached contents.

This isn’t just another phishing campaign—it’s a global, industrial-scale traffic brokerage operation. CloudSEK uncovers how attackers are using over 300 trusted brands across 100+ countries to lure users through fake offers, profile them in real time, and funnel high-value victims into scams like crypto fraud and account takeovers. With thousands of active domains and highly localized tactics, the report exposes how cybercrime is becoming smarter, scalable, and dangerously efficient.