April 2025

OpenBSD 7.7 released with updated hardware support, 9Front ships second update of 2025 2025-04-29 at 17:19 By Liam Proven The OS refresh brings Ryzen AI and Arrow Lake compatibility Fresh from their respective bunkers, OpenBSD 7.7 and a new version of Plan 9 fork 9Front have dropped, bringing hardened security, obscure charm, and, oddly enough,

SentinelOne Uncovers Chinese Espionage Campaign Targeting Its Infrastructure and Clients 2025-04-29 at 17:18 By Cybersecurity company SentinelOne has revealed that a China-nexus threat cluster dubbed PurpleHaze conducted reconnaissance attempts against its infrastructure and some of its high-value customers. “We first became aware of this threat cluster during a 2024 intrusion conducted against an organization previously

OpenAI adds shopping to ChatGPT — here’s how it works 2025-04-29 at 16:50 By Brooke Steinberg ChatGPT will pull from sources including editorial commerce reviews as well as forums like Reddit to get a range of evaluations. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

Infosec pros tell Trump to quit bullying Chris Krebs – it’s undermining security 2025-04-29 at 16:18 By Connor Jones Top voices warn that political retaliation puts democracy and national defense at risk The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and numerous infosec leaders are lobbying US President Donald Trump to drop his enduring investigation into Chris Krebs,

A16z leads $25M funding for Miden blockchain project 2025-04-29 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A16z Crypto led a $25 million investment round into Miden, an independent blockchain project spun out of Polygon Labs. Miden closed its $25 million seed rounds led by a16z Crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC, with participation from Finality Capital

The State of Open Source in 2025? Honestly, it’s a mess but you knew that already 2025-04-29 at 15:47 By Liam Proven The good news: everyone’s using it. The bad news: have you seen how they’re using it? OpenLogic’s 2025 State of Open Source Report offers a slightly different perspective on modern corporate adoption of

AI-powered, automated attacks have reached record numbers 2025-04-29 at 15:15 By Research finds AI-powered, automated attacks have reached record numbers.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Trump’s first 100 days ‘worst in history’ despite crypto promises 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The first 100 days of the administration of US President Donald Trump have deeply impacted the crypto industry, starting with his own memecoin and culminating in a Bitcoin reserve and a spate of blockchain policymaking.  Trump’s trade

Circle gets Abu Dhabi regulatory nod to expand in Middle East 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the company announced on April 29. The approval moves Circle closer to obtaining

Bitcoin miner Phoenix Group adds 52 MW of mining capacity in Ethiopia 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Bitcoin mining firm Phoenix Group announced the addition of 52 megawatts (MW) worth of mining capacity to its capabilities in Ethiopia. According to an April 29 announcement, with this latest addition, Phoenix’s Bitcoin mining capacity

China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns 2025-04-29 at 14:43 By Jessica Lyons Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing’s goons break in faster and stay longer RSAC  The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: