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  • Crypto PACs report $2.7M spending blitz on House races as midterms loom

    Crypto PACs report $2.7M spending blitz on House races as midterms loom 2026-10-12 at 21:55 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright With just 22 days until the US midterm elections, a crypto-aligned committee has announced another major ad expenditure to support “pro-crypto” candidates in 2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempo

    US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempo 2026-10-12 at 21:38 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi A Tempo report examines how proposed US accounting rules could change corporate stablecoin holdings, with direct redemption rights determining which tokens qualify as cash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • ⚡ Weekly Recap: Helpdesk 0-Days, Rogue Certs, ShinyHunters Arrest, AI-Fooling Malware and More

    ⚡ Weekly Recap: Helpdesk 0-Days, Rogue Certs, ShinyHunters Arrest, AI-Fooling Malware and More 2026-10-12 at 21:26 By Some meetings last longer than it took attackers to jump on a newly disclosed security flaw this week. Within hours, they were already testing it. That’s not much time to read the warning, let alone do something about…

  • Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize deals

    Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize deals 2026-10-12 at 19:51 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The Bitcoin mining industry needs roughly $50 billion to complete planned AI infrastructure projects, with IREN, Riot Platforms and HIVE Digital facing major funding gaps. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bitcoin drops 2.2% as Ukraine, Iran strikes send oil toward one-month high

    Bitcoin drops 2.2% as Ukraine, Iran strikes send oil toward one-month high 2026-10-12 at 19:30 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price action stayed rangebound after failing to sustain above $84,000 into the Wall Street open on rising oil prices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Cyberattacks hit European grocers: French supermarket freezers hijacked, Dutch and Belgian stores disrupted

    Cyberattacks hit European grocers: French supermarket freezers hijacked, Dutch and Belgian stores disrupted 2026-10-12 at 19:07 By Zeljka Zorz European food retailers have been affected by two separate disruptive cyberattacks: In France, several supermarket chains have had their freezers tampered with and chilled/frozen products destroyed, while in the Netherlands and Belgium workers at stores owned…

  • Did MoneyGram Get Hacked? Ransomware Gang Claims It Did

    Did MoneyGram Get Hacked? Ransomware Gang Claims It Did 2026-10-12 at 18:10 By Cybercriminals claimed a breach, but no samples have been shared.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • AI Use Outpaces Governance in Small Businesses

    AI Use Outpaces Governance in Small Businesses 2026-10-12 at 18:00 By Small businesses are building AI faster than they can govern it.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion

    IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion 2026-10-12 at 17:25 By SecurityWeek News The all-stock deal brings Elisity’s least-privilege access technology into IonQ’s security portfolio. The post IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • XRP treasury Evernorth’s shares rise 5% at Nasdaq opening print

    XRP treasury Evernorth’s shares rise 5% at Nasdaq opening print 2026-10-12 at 17:18 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Evernorth’s share price rose by 5% as investors welcomed the Nasdaq debut of the first pure-play XRP digital asset treasury. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets

    Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets 2026-10-12 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than self-custodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet devices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • H&M Investigating Possible Data Breach

    H&M Investigating Possible Data Breach 2026-10-12 at 16:57 By Fashion retailer H&M Group is investigating claims that it was breached.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year

    Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By Eduard Kovacs The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal. The post Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In

    Bring Your Own Agent: Your Employees’ Assistants Are Already Logged In 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By The personal AI agents rollout is going about as smoothly as expected: Amazon now blocks Meta’s Muse because it doesn’t identify itself as a bot while browsing; Instinct keeps raising privacy concerns; and the horror stories from pretty much every…

  • Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports

    Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports 2026-10-12 at 16:21 By Cryptocurrency hardware maker Ledger has temporarily paused sales of its products via Cryptobilis following reports of stolen funds linked to devices sold by the reseller. On Friday, the company said it was investigating reports of loss of funds from…

  • Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

    Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild 2026-10-12 at 16:14 By Eduard Kovacs The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85097 can allow threat actors to take control of the targeted WordPress websites. The post Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Applied Materials unveils $5B research facility in Silicon Valley in bid to streamline AI chipmaking

    Applied Materials unveils $5B research facility in Silicon Valley in bid to streamline AI chipmaking 2026-10-12 at 16:14 By Thomas Barrabi The Santa Clara-based firm – a key supplier of equipment and software that tech giants like TSMC, Intel and Samsung use to build chips – is aiming to achieve faster breakthroughs by having scientists,…

  • Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

    Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE 2026-10-12 at 15:02 By A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-85097 (CVSS score: 10.0), which allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP…

  • Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives

    Australia proposes leverage caps for crypto-settled derivatives 2026-10-12 at 14:41 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra ASIC’s proposal would extend leverage limits and protections against negative balances to certain derivatives settled in digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US

    Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US 2026-10-12 at 14:24 By Ionut Arghire Oleg Korniev was a leader of YMCO, a sophisticated network of money mules that helped hackers move funds outside the US. The post Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

  • BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week

    BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week 2026-10-12 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin traders braced for inflation-based volatility after BTC price action preserved key weekly support around $82,500. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People

    iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People 2026-10-12 at 14:05 By Ionut Arghire Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The post iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move

    Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move 2026-10-12 at 14:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft-Decision-1 is a small decision-scoring model. Given a situation, a question and a fixed set of answer options, it returns a calibrated probability for each option. “This model is designed for routing, classification, prioritization, verification, and workflow control, making…

  • Low-cost Android phones are arriving with malware that owners can’t uninstall

    Low-cost Android phones are arriving with malware that owners can’t uninstall 2026-10-12 at 13:53 By Sinisa Markovic People who buy low-cost Android phones from online marketplaces may be carrying malware that was placed on the device before it reached them, Bitdefender has found. The campaign, dubbed Midnight Mimosa, runs on budget Android devices from different…

  • Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch

    Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch 2026-10-12 at 13:36 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of pre-authenticated server-side…

  • Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe

    Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe 2026-10-12 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference. The post Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • AI safety ‘doomers’ pouring cash into Minnesota’s Senate race for Sanders-backed lefty Peggy Flanagan

    AI safety ‘doomers’ pouring cash into Minnesota’s Senate race for Sanders-backed lefty Peggy Flanagan 2026-10-12 at 13:00 By Thomas Barrabi Silicon Valley AI safety “doomers” are flooding Minnesota’s Senate race with donations for Bernie Sanders-backed Democrat Peggy Flanagan – who has called the tech an “existential threat” to humanity, The Post has learned. This article…

  • Hidden implant in Ledger hardware wallets linked to $93M theft

    Hidden implant in Ledger hardware wallets linked to $93M theft 2026-10-12 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Three days after customers in Southeast Asia began reporting drained wallets, Ledger says the damage is limited. In its 72-hour update on X on October 11, the Paris-based hardware wallet maker said “all confirmed cases related to the disclosed…

  • Kraken parent clears Dubai’s final hurdle for dirham trading rollout

    Kraken parent clears Dubai’s final hurdle for dirham trading rollout 2026-10-12 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Payward received full market approval from Dubai’s VARA to expand its digital asset services in the UAE, building on the preliminary approval received in May. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • The Unintended Consequences: Why “Quick Fix” Security May Compromise Life Safety

    The Unintended Consequences: Why “Quick Fix” Security May Compromise Life Safety 2026-10-12 at 12:00 By In the wake of increasing safety concerns, school administrators understandably face immense pressure to act quickly to fortify their classrooms. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

  • South Korean bank launches Bitcoin-backed business loans: Report

    South Korean bank launches Bitcoin-backed business loans: Report 2026-10-12 at 11:45 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Jeonbuk Bank reportedly began offering Bitcoin-backed loans to corporate customers, with a third-party custodian holding the cryptocurrency used as collateral. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Critical SonicWall Vulnerability Exploited Days After Disclosure

    Critical SonicWall Vulnerability Exploited Days After Disclosure 2026-10-12 at 11:36 By Ionut Arghire CVE-2026-102255 is a pre-authenticated SSRF flaw that could allow attackers to perform unauthorized operations. The post Critical SonicWall Vulnerability Exploited Days After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Let’s Encrypt Cuts Default Certificate Validity to 64 Days Ahead of 45-Day Switch

    Let’s Encrypt Cuts Default Certificate Validity to 64 Days Ahead of 45-Day Switch 2026-10-12 at 10:53 By Ionut Arghire Beginning February 2027, all newly issued certificates will have a 64-day validity period by default. The post Let’s Encrypt Cuts Default Certificate Validity to 64 Days Ahead of 45-Day Switch appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

  • Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027

    Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027 2026-10-12 at 10:39 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft is advising users and businesses to update Windows devices before digital certificates used to verify Windows Update servers expire in May and June 2027. The certificates expire on May 17 or June 19, depending on the Windows…

  • CyberXero Uses Claude Code in Campaign That Stole Over 628,000 Ukrainian Records

    CyberXero Uses Claude Code in Campaign That Stole Over 628,000 Ukrainian Records 2026-10-12 at 10:26 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a two-pronged artificial intelligence (AI)-augmented initial access campaign targeting WordPress sites, e-commerce platforms, and critical infrastructure entities in Ukraine. The activity, which brings together commodity offensive tools like Cobalt Strike with an AI…

  • Let’s Encrypt TLS certificate lifetimes to drop from 90 to 64 days starting February 2027

    Let’s Encrypt TLS certificate lifetimes to drop from 90 to 64 days starting February 2027 2026-10-12 at 10:23 By Sinisa Markovic Websites that rely on Let’s Encrypt will soon have to renew their TLS certificates more often. Starting February 10, 2027, the certificate authority will issue certificates valid for 64 days by default, down from…

  • Global watchdog flags stablecoin risks, AI threats ahead of G20

    Global watchdog flags stablecoin risks, AI threats ahead of G20 2026-10-12 at 09:30 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The Financial Stability Board flagged cross-border stablecoin risks and AI-related cybersecurity threats while urging G20 policymakers to support stronger safeguards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Geopolitics and the cyber resilience gap belong in your threat model

    Geopolitics and the cyber resilience gap belong in your threat model 2026-10-12 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Akshay Joshi, Head of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, talks about how AI, geopolitics and industrialized fraud are changing cyber risk. He discusses findings from the Global Cybersecurity…

  • Strands Box: Open-source sandbox for AI agents

    Strands Box: Open-source sandbox for AI agents 2026-10-12 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz AWS released Strands Box, an open source sandbox for AI agents that pairs operating-system isolation with rules that can weigh what an agent has already done before letting it act again. Box is in developer preview and runs on Macs with Apple…

  • AI vulnerability patching has a grading problem

    AI vulnerability patching has a grading problem 2026-10-12 at 07:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec Researchers at Northwestern University tested AI coding agents on 112 real security bugs. They found that a patch which stops a crash often fails the checks the project’s maintainers wrote for the fix. With Claude Opus 4.7, third of the patches that…

  • French lawmakers back reporting rule for crypto wallets over $112K

    French lawmakers back reporting rule for crypto wallets over $112K 2026-10-12 at 07:45 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Holders could face fines of up to 10,000 euros for failing to declare qualifying assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • What makes some open source updates so difficult?

    What makes some open source updates so difficult? 2026-10-12 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many organizations adopt open source software because they see it as a cheaper alternative to proprietary development. Maintaining it, however, still requires engineering effort, according to Google’s case study, “How much does it cost to maintain a copy of an open…

  • XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug

    XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug 2026-10-12 at 06:59 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The XRP Ledger Foundation pushed back against claims that its emergency security patch was forced on network operators. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bill Gates issues warning on ‘bad people’ exploiting a lack of AI safeguards to commit cyberattacks

    Bill Gates issues warning on ‘bad people’ exploiting a lack of AI safeguards to commit cyberattacks 2026-10-12 at 02:16 By Fox News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned Sunday that artificial intelligence could fuel a wave of cyberattacks over the next year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View…

  • Ransomware negotiator arrested on federal charges as FBI probes hacking of personnel files

    Ransomware negotiator arrested on federal charges as FBI probes hacking of personnel files 2026-10-12 at 02:02 By Fox Business A Canadian cybersecurity executive who negotiates with ransomware hackers faces federal extortion-related charges as authorities investigate a hacking group that claims to have stolen sensitive FBI employee information This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

  • Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest

    Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest 2026-10-12 at 01:57 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton An user reports buying a tampered Ledger from a big retailer in Europe. Security researchers use AI to uncover a “$94 billion” XRP bug — but receive just a $250K bounty. This article is…

  • Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks

    Saylor teases Strategy Bitcoin buying after ending September with STRC buybacks 2026-10-11 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

  • Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account  

    Coldcard says it’s investigating how phishing link appeared on its X account   2026-10-11 at 13:22 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard Company advised users not to visit or interact with the link in question and said will share any further verified updates. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant; losses may exceed $86M

    Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant; losses may exceed $86M 2026-10-11 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Michael Millard Ledger said the incident appeared to be isolated to a single reseller and its Southeast Asian market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Week in review: FortiBleed is still active, Patch Tuesday forecast

    Week in review: FortiBleed is still active, Patch Tuesday forecast 2026-10-11 at 11:00 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Three questions a hospital CISO should ask a healthcare fintech vendor In this Help Net Security interview, Drew McCombs, CTO and CISO at…

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