April 2025

Bitcoin’s quantum-resistant hard fork is inevitable — It’s the only chance to fix node incentives

Bitcoin’s quantum-resistant hard fork is inevitable — It’s the only chance to fix node incentives 2025-04-01 at 18:10 By Cointelegraph by Michael Tabone Opinion by: Dr. Michael Tabone, senior economist for Cointelegraph Bitcoin (BTC) has long been hailed as unbreakable and untouchable, a digital stronghold against the forces of change. Bitcoin’s bedrock of security is […]

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Bybit to shut down NFT marketplace as trading volumes decline

Bybit to shut down NFT marketplace as trading volumes decline 2025-04-01 at 18:10 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has announced the shutdown of its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. In an April 1 announcement, Bybit warned its users that its NFT marketplace will cease operations on April 8, 2025, at 4:00 pm (UTC).

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Lucid PhaaS Hits 169 Targets in 88 Countries Using iMessage and RCS Smishing

Lucid PhaaS Hits 169 Targets in 88 Countries Using iMessage and RCS Smishing 2025-04-01 at 17:55 By A new sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Lucid has targeted 169 entities in 88 countries using smishing messages propagated via Apple iMessage and Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Android. Lucid’s unique selling point lies in its weaponizing of

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Writing for humans? Perhaps in future we’ll write specifically for AI – and be paid for it

Writing for humans? Perhaps in future we’ll write specifically for AI – and be paid for it 2025-04-01 at 17:32 By Thomas Claburn ‘There needs to be a better economic as well as copyright framework’, Thomson Reuters CPO tells us Interview  Thomson Reuters, based in Canada, recently scored a partial summary judgment against Ross Intelligence,

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Coinbase sees worst quarter since FTX collapse amid industry bloodbath

Coinbase sees worst quarter since FTX collapse amid industry bloodbath 2025-04-01 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Publicly traded US-based crypto exchange Coinbase saw its worst quarter since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in 2022. Coinbase shares started 2025 trading at just over $257 on Jan. 2 and ended the quarter at a

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Hacker transfers $70M out of payment platform UPCX

Hacker transfers $70M out of payment platform UPCX 2025-04-01 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Update April 1, 1:42 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Cyvers co-founder and chief technology officer Meir Dolev. An unauthorized party withdrew approximately $70 million in digital assets from open-source payment platform UPCX, according

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Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough

Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough 2025-04-01 at 16:50 By Dan Robinson Commerce chief threatens to pull grants so firms double down on US spending More doubt is being cast over the US CHIPS Act program with the Trump administration threatening to halt payments unless companies

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Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users

Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users 2025-04-01 at 16:04 By Connor Jones The UK government must be thrilled Google will soon offer end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email for all users, even those who do not use Google Workspace, and says it’ll do so without imposing any undue stress on IT

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Insider Threats: How Businesses Can Detect and Prevent Internal Cyber Risks

Insider Threats: How Businesses Can Detect and Prevent Internal Cyber Risks 2025-04-01 at 16:04 By Barry O’Connell Insider threats are on the rise—understand how both intentional and unintentional risks impact your cybersecurity strategy. 40% of companies reported more insider-related incidents —learn how to detect and prevent insider threats before they cause damage. Strengthen your insider threat defense with a

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Building a reasonable cyber defense program

Building a reasonable cyber defense program 2025-04-01 at 16:04 By Help Net Security If you do business in the United States, especially across state lines, you probably know how difficult it is to comply with U.S. state data privacy laws. The federal government and many U.S. state governments require you to implement “reasonable” cybersecurity controls

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ExaGrid announces three models and additional security features in software version update

ExaGrid announces three models and additional security features in software version update 2025-04-01 at 16:04 By Industry News ExaGrid announced three new models: the EX20, EX81, and EX135 to its line of Tiered Backup Storage appliances, as well as the release of ExaGrid software version 7.2.0. ExaGrid tiered backup storage appliance models ExaGrid’s line of

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Stellar Cyber Open Cybersecurity Alliance enhances threat detection and response

Stellar Cyber Open Cybersecurity Alliance enhances threat detection and response 2025-04-01 at 15:53 By Industry News Stellar Cyber launched its Open Cybersecurity Alliance based on its award-winning Open XDR platform. This initiative streamlines security operations, improves interoperability, and enhances threat detection and response for enterprises and MSSPs. The new alliance challenges the idea that in

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Security Operations Firm ReliaQuest Raises $500M at $3.4B Valuation

Security Operations Firm ReliaQuest Raises $500M at $3.4B Valuation 2025-04-01 at 15:53 By Eduard Kovacs ReliaQuest has announced a new growth funding round that brings the total raised by the firm to over $830 million. The post Security Operations Firm ReliaQuest Raises $500M at $3.4B Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft’s money into open source cloud federation tech

Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft’s money into open source cloud federation tech 2025-04-01 at 15:36 By Richard Speed Fulcrum is region’s latest challenge to the hyperscalers An alliance of cloud service providers in Europe is investing €1 million into the Fulcrum Project, an open source cloud federation tech that gives an

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Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack

Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack 2025-04-01 at 15:16 By Ionut Arghire A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a March cyberattack on National Presto Industries subsidiary National Defense Corporation. The post Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Metaplanet adds $67M in Bitcoin following 10-to-1 stock split

Metaplanet adds $67M in Bitcoin following 10-to-1 stock split 2025-04-01 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Japan-based Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin holdings, purchasing 696 BTC for 10.152 billion yen ($67 million), the company announced in an April 1 post on X. The investment pushes Metaplanet’s total Bitcoin stash to 4,046 BTC, valued at

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Tether adds 8,888 Bitcoin in Q1 as holdings exceed $8.4B

Tether adds 8,888 Bitcoin in Q1 as holdings exceed $8.4B 2025-04-01 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, acquired 8,888 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025, according to onchain data. Onchain transaction data shows that Tether moved its newly acquired Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $750 million at the

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UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill

UK threatens £100K-a-day fines under new cyber bill 2025-04-01 at 14:56 By Connor Jones Tech secretary reveals landmark legislation’s full details for first time The UK’s technology secretary revealed the full breadth of the government’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill for the first time this morning, pledging £100,000 ($129,000) daily fines for failing to

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Critical Vulnerability Found in Canon Printer Drivers

Critical Vulnerability Found in Canon Printer Drivers 2025-04-01 at 14:55 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft’s offensive security team warned Canon about a critical code execution vulnerability in printer drivers.  The post Critical Vulnerability Found in Canon Printer Drivers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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