GoKawiilFake AI-bot scanner probes 48% of Cequence-protected firms for leaked credentials
Cequence Security's CQ Prime Research found a threat actor impersonating 32 AI bots—including ones mimicking OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity and Meta—to search organizations for exposed passwords, API keys and cloud credentials. The scanner has run since late September, hit firms across retail, finance, telecom, energy and software, and on Oct. 21 alone reached 48% of Cequence-protected organizations, though nearly all requests were blocked or failed.