April 2025

Darcula Adds GenAI to Phishing Toolkit, Lowering the Barrier for Cybercriminals 2025-04-24 at 15:35 By The threat actors behind the Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform have released new updates to their cybercrime suite with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities. “This addition lowers the technical barrier for creating phishing pages, enabling less tech-savvy criminals to deploy customized

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Trump fought the bond market, the bond market won: Saifedean Ammous 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Analysts are criticizing the financial implications of US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, a development that some say highlights Bitcoin’s unique economic properties during times of global uncertainty. Trump’s 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs, reverting

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Upbit and Bithumb suspend Synthetix token deposits, citing sUSD risks 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have suspended deposits for Synthetix (SNX) tokens after it was flagged by the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) for potential risks. DAXA, the self-regulatory organization establishing industry standards for South Korean

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Bitcoin exchange outflows mimic 2023 as whales buy retail ‘panic’ 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin exchange 100-day average netflows are at their most negative since the start of the current bull market in 2023. Exchange balances continue to plumb new multiyear lows. Whales are particularly active buyers this month,

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Sustainability still not a high priority for datacenter industry 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Dan Robinson Extreme weather is such a problem when building bit barns… hmmm, wonder what could be causing that? When it comes to building datacenters, reducing the environmental impact of the project is still not seen as a major concern – it

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Automating Zero Trust in Healthcare: From Risk Scoring to Dynamic Policy Enforcement Without Network Redesign 2025-04-24 at 14:32 By The Evolving Healthcare Cybersecurity Landscape  Healthcare organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges in 2025. With operational technology (OT) environments increasingly targeted and the convergence of IT and medical systems creating an expanded attack surface, traditional security approaches

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Critical Commvault Command Center Flaw Enables Attackers to Execute Code Remotely 2025-04-24 at 14:32 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Commvault Command Center that could allow arbitrary code execution on affected installations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34028, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of a maximum of 10.0. “A critical

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M&S takes systems offline as ‘cyber incident’ lingers 2025-04-24 at 13:45 By Connor Jones Customers told to expect further delays as contactless payments still down UK high street retailer Marks & Spencer says contactless payments are still down following its “cyber incident” and order delays are likely to continue.… This article is an excerpt from

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Shaquille O’Neal reaches settlement in FTX lawsuit, terms remain secret 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Shaquille O’Neal has settled with investors who claim losses from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to an April 23 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The settlement amount remains

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DeFi platform KiloEx to compensate users impacted by $7.5M hack 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx said it will compensate traders and stakers hurt by a $7.5 million exploit that temporarily shut down the platform earlier in April. In an April 24 announcement, KiloEx said traders who had positions

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Revolut doubles profits to $1.3B on user growth, crypto trading boom 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Fintech giant Revolut reported a record-breaking year, doubling its pre-tax profit to 1 billion British pounds ($1.3 billion) in 2024, driven by rapid customer growth and a resurgence in cryptocurrency trading. According to its annual report

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Your vendor may be the weakest link: Percentage of third-party breaches doubled in a year 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Connor Jones Cybercriminals are targeting software shops, accountants, lawyers The percentage of confirmed data breaches involving third-party relationships doubled last year as cybercriminals increasingly exploited weak links in supply chains and partner ecosystems.… This article is

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Vector search is the new black for enterprise databases 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Lindsay Clark Software slingers from Redis to Teradata are bolting on smarts to stay relevant in GenAI era About two years ago, popular cache database Redis was among a wave of vendors that added vector search capabilities to their platforms, driven by

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Booby-trapped Alpine Quest Android app geolocates Russian soldiers 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Iain Thomson Back of the nyet! Russian soldiers are being targeted with an Android app specially altered to pinpoint their location and scan their phones for files, with the ability to exfiltrate sensitive documents if instructed.… This article is an excerpt from The

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