May 2025

Microsoft Sets Passkeys Default for New Accounts; 15 Billion Users Gain Passwordless Support 2025-05-02 at 10:33 By A year after Microsoft announced passkeys support for consumer accounts, the tech giant has announced a big change that pushes individuals signing up for new accounts to use the phishing-resistant authentication method by default. “Brand new Microsoft accounts

Trio arrested in £3M UK bribery probe over Microsoft datacenter build in Netherlands 2025-05-02 at 09:49 By Tobias Mann Blu-3 accused of paying off former Mace Group associates UK authorities on Wednesday arrested three individuals in connection with a multi-million-pound bribery probe tied to the construction of a Microsoft datacenter in the Netherlands.… This article

Crypto in ‘gamble mindset’ as memecoin mentions hit YTD high: Santiment 2025-05-02 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Online discussions about memecoins have hit a year-to-date high, gaining considerable attention after sentiment cooled earlier in the year, according to onchain analytics platform Santiment.  Two weeks ago, discussions around Bitcoin (BTC) and layer-1 protocols peaked

Riot Platforms posts Q1 loss, beats revenue estimates 2025-05-02 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms has reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue, but still posted a loss as mining costs have nearly doubled compared to the same time last year and it moves to bolster its facilities. “We achieved a new

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CISO writes open letter to third-party suppliers 2025-05-02 at 08:16 By Patrick Opet, CISO at JPMorgan Chase & Co., writes open letter to third-party suppliers.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

US Treasury wants to cut off Huione over ties to crypto crime 2025-05-02 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The US Treasury Department wants to block the Cambodia-based Huione Group from accessing the US banking system, accusing it of helping North Korea’s state-backed Lazarus Group to launder its crypto. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement

SEC files to drop crypto promo case against YouTuber Ian Balina 2025-05-02 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed to drop another of its crypto lawsuits, this time its unregistered securities sales case against crypto influencer and YouTuber Ian Balina.  The SEC said in a May 1

China turns on ‘minors mode’ that ensures kids only see wholesome socialist content online 2025-05-02 at 07:48 By Simon Sharwood Content players and smartphone makers made it happen six months after regulator floated the idea China has flicked the switch on ‘Minor’s mode’, a subset of its internet in which under-18s will only see wholesome

Sky pitches ousting Maker token, enabling staking, to complete upgrade 2025-05-02 at 07:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Sky has pitched a proposal to finalize its upgrade from Maker by replacing its governance token and enabling staking. The proposal, posted on May 1 to Sky’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) forum,

Kraken details how it spotted North Korean hacker in job interview 2025-05-02 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young US crypto exchange Kraken has detailed a North Korean hacker’s attempt to infiltrate the organization by applying for a job interview. “What started as a routine hiring process for an engineering role quickly turned into an

Siri? Will tariffs hurt Apple? Tim Cook says brace for a $900 million whack, for starters 2025-05-02 at 04:37 By Simon Sharwood iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends Apple believes the USA’s new tariffs policy will impact its finances by at least