April 2025

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers 2025-04-02 at 15:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw (aka Dota) that’s known for targeting SSH servers with weak credentials. “Outlaw is a Linux malware that relies on SSH brute-force attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and worm-like […]

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For healthcare orgs, disaster recovery means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infection 2025-04-02 at 14:46 By Jessica Lyons Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime When IT disasters strike, it can become a matter of life and death for healthcare organizations – and criminals know it.… This article is

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Trader uncovers signs XRP price may have bottomed — Is a rally to $3.80 next? 2025-04-02 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP (XRP) price fell 22% between March 19 and March 31, potentially forming a local bottom at $2.02. The price then increased by 9% to $2.20 before retracing to the current levels.

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VanEck eyes BNB ETF with latest Delaware trust filing 2025-04-02 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Investment company VanEck filed to register a Delaware trust company for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking Binance-linked BNB cryptocurrency. VanEck, on March 31, registered a new entity under the name VanEck BNB ETF in Delaware, according to public

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Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence 2025-04-02 at 14:02 By Connor Jones Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue Specialist class action lawyers have launched proceedings against Oracle in Texas over two alleged data breaches.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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How SSL Misconfigurations Impact Your Attack Surface 2025-04-02 at 13:33 By When assessing an organization’s external attack surface, encryption-related issues (especially SSL misconfigurations) receive special attention. Why? Their widespread use, configuration complexity, and visibility to attackers as well as users make them more likely to be exploited.  This highlights how important your SSL configurations are

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Bitcoin can hit $250K in 2025 if Fed shifts to QE: Arthur Hayes 2025-04-02 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin may still rise to over $250,000 before the end of the year, with expectations of an increasing fiat supply remaining the significant catalyst for the world’s first cryptocurrency. Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2025 price rally

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7-Eleven South Korea to accept CBDC payments in national pilot program 2025-04-02 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra South Korea’s 7-Eleven stores will accept payments in the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) until June, as the retailer participates in the test phase of its CBDC project.  The convenience store chain will reportedly provide

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One of the last of Bletchley Park’s quiet heroes, Betty Webb, dies at 101 2025-04-02 at 12:48 By Iain Thomson Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an ‘unrivalled advocate’ for the site Obit  Betty Webb MBE, one of the team who worked at the code-breaking Bletchley Park facility during the Second World War, has

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Nakamoto coefficient explained: Measuring decentralization in blockchain networks 2025-04-02 at 12:05 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Measuring decentralization in blockchain Decentralization involves spreading control and decision-making across a network instead of a single authority.  Unlike centralized systems, where one entity controls everything, decentralized blockchains distribute data among participants (nodes). Each node holds a copy of

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Bitcoin sales at $109K all-time high ‘significantly below’ cycle tops — Research 2025-04-02 at 12:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) investors who bought BTC in 2020 or later are still waiting for higher prices, new research says. In findings published on X on April 1, onchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed that $110,000 was

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Sony Electronics Singapore accepts USDC payments through Crypto.com 2025-04-02 at 12:05 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The online store of a Singapore-based subsidiary of Japanese tech behemoth Sony is now accepting USDC payments through Crypto.com. According to an April 2 announcement, Sony Electronics Singapore now accepts USDC (USDC) stablecoin payments through an integration with the

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Specsavers takes off the Oracle glasses, sees better ERP options 2025-04-02 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark £5M in savings? Should’ve gone to third-party support International optometry company Specsavers has paused the global standardization of its Oracle ERP system and moved to third-party support, saving £5 million ($6.5 million) that can be reallocated to the business.…

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FIN7 Deploys Anubis Backdoor to Hijack Windows Systems via Compromised SharePoint Sites 2025-04-02 at 11:02 By The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been linked to a Python-based backdoor called Anubis (not to be confused with an Android banking trojan of the same name) that can grant them remote access to compromised Windows

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Speech now streaming from brains in real-time 2025-04-02 at 10:36 By Thomas Claburn Boosted human-computer interface promises better communication for patients who lost ability to speak Some smart cookies have implemented a brain-computer interface that can synthesize speech from thought in near real-time.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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