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  • WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy

    WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy 2026-06-29 at 19:00 By Eduard Kovacs An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users. The post WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from…

  • Can AI drain DeFi? Separating Claude Mythos hype from reality

    Can AI drain DeFi? Separating Claude Mythos hype from reality 2026-06-29 at 18:00 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Claude Mythos has raised concerns about AI-driven attacks on DeFi protocols. However, the same AI tools are also available to security teams, not just attackers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • ⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More

    ⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More 2026-06-29 at 17:41 By This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open. The noise is not all noise, either. Forums…

  • Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines

    Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines 2026-06-29 at 17:28 By Ionut Arghire Indirect prompts hidden in a repository can lead to Claude Code spawning a reverse shell on the developer’s machine. The post Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines appeared first…

  • Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform

    Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform 2026-06-29 at 17:07 By Ionut Arghire The startup’s platform can identify AI agents and provide visibility into their access, behavior, and risks. The post Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • Insurance Regulators Group NAIC Hit in Oracle PeopleSoft Hack

    Insurance Regulators Group NAIC Hit in Oracle PeopleSoft Hack 2026-06-29 at 16:42 By Eduard Kovacs The ShinyHunters extortion group claims to have stolen 3.1 TB of data from the organization. The post Insurance Regulators Group NAIC Hit in Oracle PeopleSoft Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

  • 236,000 DCloud Uni-App Sites Used in Crypto Scams, Phishing, and Wallet Drainers

    236,000 DCloud Uni-App Sites Used in Crypto Scams, Phishing, and Wallet Drainers 2026-06-29 at 16:36 By New findings unearthed by Infoblox show that more than 236,000 websites are using investment scam templates built using a legitimate Chinese open-source, cross-platform application development framework called DCloud Uni-App. The templates power bogus cryptocurrency exchanges, multi-language pig-butchering operations, WhatsApp…

  • PrivacyHawk Enterprise helps organizations find shadow IT and minimize third-party cyber risk

    PrivacyHawk Enterprise helps organizations find shadow IT and minimize third-party cyber risk 2026-06-29 at 16:16 By Industry News PrivacyHawk has announced the general availability of PrivacyHawk Enterprise, a solution that identifies and eliminates the shadow IT accounts, abandoned SaaS subscriptions, and forgotten third-party services quietly exposing organizations to breach risk. Every organization has an invisible…

  • Strategy unveils capital framework to preserve Bitcoin exposure, pay dividends

    Strategy unveils capital framework to preserve Bitcoin exposure, pay dividends 2026-06-29 at 16:12 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Michael Saylor’s Strategy unveiled a capital framework allowing Bitcoin sales to fund dividends, a $2.55 billion reserve and buybacks while raising STRC payout to 12%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Breez launches Bitcoin-to-stablecoin payments across more than 30 blockchains

    Breez launches Bitcoin-to-stablecoin payments across more than 30 blockchains 2026-06-29 at 16:00 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The new SDK feature lets developers route payments from Bitcoin balances to recipients in USDC and USDT without requiring users to hold stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials

    Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials 2026-06-29 at 14:42 By Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum computers. Although no machine today can break elliptic curve cryptography or RSA, quantum hardware is advancing rapidly and will…

  • Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse

    Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse 2026-06-29 at 14:40 By A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025. Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said it observed 35 distinct spear-phishing campaigns mounted by…

  • Prediction-market operational consolidation could spur M&A wave: Bernstein

    Prediction-market operational consolidation could spur M&A wave: Bernstein 2026-06-29 at 14:21 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Bernstein says platforms are bringing exchange, clearing and brokerage infrastructure in-house, setting up potential deals while increasing antitrust and regulatory risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • ‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

    ‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access 2026-06-29 at 14:20 By Ionut Arghire A variant of DirtyFrag, the flaw allows unprivileged local users to manipulate the Linux page cache and gain root privileges. The post ‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Vitalik Buterin says obfuscation could unlock private onchain crypto voting

    Vitalik Buterin says obfuscation could unlock private onchain crypto voting 2026-06-29 at 13:53 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Vitalik Buterin said indistinguishability obfuscation could eventually support private, collusion-resistant onchain voting without trusted committees, though the technology remains impractical. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe’s deadline looms

    Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe’s deadline looms 2026-06-29 at 13:48 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz MiCA crypto licensing data shows 244 approved companies across EU and EEA jurisdictions, led by Germany with France and the Netherlands also among top hubs ahead of July 1 cliff. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

  • Mozilla warns of indirect prompt injection risk in AI coding agents

    Mozilla warns of indirect prompt injection risk in AI coding agents 2026-06-29 at 13:48 By Zeljka Zorz A malicious GitHub repository can silently compromise a developer’s machine without containing a single line of malicious code, security researchers at Mozilla’s Zero Day Investigative Network (0DIN) warned. The attack The proof-of-concept attack targets AI-powered coding agents such…

  • BTC price RSI prints key 2026 signal: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

    BTC price RSI prints key 2026 signal: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week 2026-06-29 at 13:37 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin prepped an “interesting” RSI divergence into the Q2 and June candle close as analysis compared $60,000 to the $30,000 mark in the 2022 bear market. This article is an excerpt from…

  • OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review

    OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review 2026-06-29 at 13:14 By Associated Press ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration. The post OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers…

  • Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw

    Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw 2026-06-29 at 12:56 By A public proof-of-concept is now out for CVE-2026-55200, a critical flaw in libssh2 that lets a malicious or compromised SSH server trigger memory corruption on a connecting client, with possible code execution. No credentials, no user interaction. The bug affects every…

  • Kiwoom eyes Bithumb stake as Korean brokerages push into crypto: Report

    Kiwoom eyes Bithumb stake as Korean brokerages push into crypto: Report 2026-06-29 at 12:40 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Kiwoom Securities is reportedly seeking to acquire a stake in crypto exchange Bithumb, as more brokerage firms race to secure a stake in the industry ahead of the FSC’s new regulatory reforms in July. This article…

  • US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve

    US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve 2026-06-29 at 12:29 By Ionut Arghire UNC5792 and UNC4221 have been targeting US government officials, military leaders, and allied personnel. The post US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • GPT-5.6 gets better at cybersecurity

    GPT-5.6 gets better at cybersecurity 2026-06-29 at 12:13 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI has started rolling out the GPT-5.6 series models in limited preview to a small group of trusted partners through the API and Codex. The series includes Sol as the flagship model, Terra as a balanced option, and Luna as the fastest and most…

  • Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions That Hid Malware in Images and Fonts

    Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions That Hid Malware in Images and Fonts 2026-06-29 at 11:32 By Microsoft has shut down a long-running malicious extension operation on the Edge Add-ons store that hid its payloads inside ordinary image and font files, then woke up days after install to steal credentials and run ad fraud. The company…

  • Galaxy cuts CLARITY Act odds to 50% as Senate floor time narrows

    Galaxy cuts CLARITY Act odds to 50% as Senate floor time narrows 2026-06-29 at 11:16 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Galaxy cut its 2026 CLARITY Act odds to 50%, warning that Senate floor time is running out before the August recess. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Why Insider Threats Deserve a Spot at the Top of Your Risk List

    Why Insider Threats Deserve a Spot at the Top of Your Risk List 2026-06-29 at 11:00 By Most people picture insider threats one way — the disgruntled employee, the corporate spy, the contractor who walked out with a thumb drive. Those exist, and they matter, but they’re not the majority of what this category actually…

  • OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI

    OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI 2026-06-29 at 10:45 By Eduard Kovacs The company says Sol matches competing systems like Mythos Preview while using only a third of the output tokens. The post OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer

    Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer 2026-06-29 at 10:31 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two hijacked npm packages and a cluster of Go packages that are designed to deploy a Python-based information stealer on compromised Windows, Linux, and macOS hosts. “This attack avoids the most common npm execution…

  • Excessive AI spending risks global financial consequences, BIS warns

    Excessive AI spending risks global financial consequences, BIS warns 2026-06-29 at 08:31 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The AI investment surge is a potential flashpoint for systemic risk, “as financing has relied on enormous debt and highly leveraged nonbank structures that can rapidly unwind,” one analyst said in response to the report. This article is…

  • DarkMoon: Open-source AI pentesting platform

    DarkMoon: Open-source AI pentesting platform 2026-06-29 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz Penetration testing has long run on expert time, with specialists spending days probing a network or web application by hand. Manual engagements stretch across weeks, expert consultants run into thousands of dollars a day, and results vary with the tester. Automation promises to narrow…

  • Sycophantic chatbots and the harms that build over many chats

    Sycophantic chatbots and the harms that build over many chats 2026-06-29 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic People use AI chatbots for company, advice, and emotional support, and these systems answer in ways meant to hold their attention. Researchers describe the resulting risks as affective safety, a class of harm that exists because humans are emotional…

  • Companies keep bolting AI onto their products, and the security bill is coming due

    Companies keep bolting AI onto their products, and the security bill is coming due 2026-06-29 at 07:30 By Mirko Zorz Companies keep bolting AI and LLM features onto their products, and the security results are starting to show a pattern. The vulnerabilities those features create get rated high risk far more often than anything else,…

  • Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work

    Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work 2026-06-29 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Database professionals are using AI for everyday work like writing queries, building schemas, and reviewing code, and a growing share rely on autonomous tools that act on the database itself. The use of AI in database management has almost…

  • Dubai crypto market hits 50 licensed firms after new VARA approval

    Dubai crypto market hits 50 licensed firms after new VARA approval 2026-06-29 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Dubai’s VARA has licensed its 50th crypto firm, though only 39 VASPs were fully operational at the end of 2025 as the emirate’s regulated market continues to expand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

  • Pioneering zk-rollup Loopring closes DEX, citing lack of adoption

    Pioneering zk-rollup Loopring closes DEX, citing lack of adoption 2026-06-29 at 06:15 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young “We lacked a virtual machine, no composability, no real‑world payment use cases. That limitation kept our ecosystem from growing,” said the team. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Ether treasury Sharplink bought $62.4M ETH last week

    Ether treasury Sharplink bought $62.4M ETH last week 2026-06-29 at 05:43 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Sharplink bought nearly 40,000 ETH last week after an eight-month pause, adding to signs the company has resumed its Ether accumulation strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bullish Bitcoin RSI divergence has analysts calling for 2022-style bear market bottom

    Bullish Bitcoin RSI divergence has analysts calling for 2022-style bear market bottom 2026-06-29 at 05:32 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin RSI bullish divergences formed the basis for the new bull case, but some market takes warned that new BTC price lows were still to come. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

  • Binance booted from EU, EthLabs rises up to save Ethereum: Hodler’s Digest June 14-28

    Binance booted from EU, EthLabs rises up to save Ethereum: Hodler’s Digest June 14-28 2026-06-29 at 01:59 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton BitMine and Joe Lubin back a new non profit called Ethlabs that aims to spur adoption. Binance shutters services in Europe after failing to secure a license. This article is an excerpt from…

  • BIS warns stablecoins risk fragmenting global financial system

    BIS warns stablecoins risk fragmenting global financial system 2026-06-28 at 21:58 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The Basel-based institution said that private digital tokens fall short of the requirements for sound money and urged policymakers to accelerate work on tokenized forms of central bank and commercial bank money. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

  • Will Bitcoin price recover in July?

    Will Bitcoin price recover in July? 2026-06-28 at 19:12 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin’s past July gains and heavy short bets point to a rally toward $75,000, but a break below key support keeps the risk of $55,000 in play. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • EU watchdog EBA details big crypto fines as landmark laws bite

    EU watchdog EBA details big crypto fines as landmark laws bite 2026-06-28 at 19:10 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The European Banking Authority laid out a proposed penalty framework on Friday that can strip non-compliant significant token issuers of up to 12.5% of their annual revenue. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

  • Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears

    Binance posts over $400M in weekly net outflows as MiCA deadline nears 2026-06-28 at 14:51 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Early exchange flow data show no clear signs of a mass migration from Binance ahead of the EU MiCA transition deadline, despite rivals’ efforts to attract users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

  • Week in review: Fortibleed campaign’s impact on orgs, Cisco Unified CM flaw exploited

    Week in review: Fortibleed campaign’s impact on orgs, Cisco Unified CM flaw exploited 2026-06-28 at 11:00 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Encrypted DNS still tells an eavesdropper where to look Encrypted DNS runs across much of the Internet. DNS over TLS,…

  • Grayscale’s Pandl hopes Strategy sells $3B in Bitcoin to restore confidence

    Grayscale’s Pandl hopes Strategy sells $3B in Bitcoin to restore confidence 2026-06-28 at 10:59 By Cointelegraph by Cointelegraph Grayscale’s research head Zach Pandl said Strategy should sell $3 billion in Bitcoin to cover its cash obligations, but CryptoQuant argued the company has other ways to support STRC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

  • Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages

    Base post-mortem reveals sequencer bug behind back-to-back outages 2026-06-28 at 08:14 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A “race condition” after the system was reset prevented the sequencers from catching up, causing the second outage. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs signal capitulation underway: analyst

    Bitcoin unspent transaction outputs signal capitulation underway: analyst 2026-06-28 at 05:51 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young “These periods have always been profitable for long-term investors,” said CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Fidelity rebuts claims Bitcoin becomes less secure after halvings

    Fidelity rebuts claims Bitcoin becomes less secure after halvings 2026-06-27 at 23:53 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The asset manager argues Bitcoin’s fixed supply schedule does not undermine network security, even as miners face shrinking block rewards after each halving. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

  • Ukraine Says Russian Intelligence Used Fake Support Texts to Steal Messaging Credentials

    Ukraine Says Russian Intelligence Used Fake Support Texts to Steal Messaging Credentials 2026-06-27 at 20:27 By The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said it, together with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered a long-running campaign orchestrated by Russian intelligence services to break into the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and…

  • US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations

    US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organizations 2026-06-27 at 19:17 By Reuters Anthropic’s powerful AI model, Mythos 5, gets government go-ahead for “trusted” US organizations after a two-week ban. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

  • Coinbase, Circle underperform Big Tech as crypto stock slump deepens

    Coinbase, Circle underperform Big Tech as crypto stock slump deepens 2026-06-27 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Coinbase and Circle have posted steeper losses than Oracle, Netflix and Salesforce, highlighting the widening gap between crypto equities and the broader market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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