May 2025

Hackers Win $260,000 on First Day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025

Hackers Win $260,000 on First Day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 2025-05-16 at 10:31 By Eduard Kovacs Pwn2Own participants have earned tens of thousands of dollars for Red Hat, Windows, Oracle VirtualBox, Docker Desktop, and AI exploits. The post Hackers Win $260,000 on First Day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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[Webinar] From Code to Cloud to SOC: Learn a Smarter Way to Defend Modern Applications

[Webinar] From Code to Cloud to SOC: Learn a Smarter Way to Defend Modern Applications 2025-05-16 at 10:31 By Modern apps move fast—faster than most security teams can keep up. As businesses rush to build in the cloud, security often lags behind. Teams scan code in isolation, react late to cloud threats, and monitor SOC

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Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar

Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar 2025-05-16 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Blockchain gaming user activity dipped and funding slowed in April, but the overall ecosystem is healthier and maturing, according to blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. User activity dropped 10% over April, with blockchain gaming reaching a 2025 low

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College students create robot that breaks record for solving Rubik’s cube — smashing prior record held by $80B auto maker

College students create robot that breaks record for solving Rubik’s cube — smashing prior record held by $80B auto maker 2025-05-16 at 09:36 By Daryl Khan Faster than a blink of the eye. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

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Starknet hits ‘Stage 1’ decentralization, tops ZK-rollups for value locked

Starknet hits ‘Stage 1’ decentralization, tops ZK-rollups for value locked 2025-05-16 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform Starknet has reached a decentralization milestone laid out by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and is now the largest zero-knowledge rollup-based network by total value locked. Starknet said in a press release shared with

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Stablecoin bill passes in Northern Marianas as House overrides veto

Stablecoin bill passes in Northern Marianas as House overrides veto 2025-05-16 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The Pacific US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has passed a bill allowing its small constituent island of Tinian to launch a stablecoin, overriding an earlier veto by the territory’s governor. The 20-member Northern Mariana Islands

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Deepfake attacks could cost you more than money

Deepfake attacks could cost you more than money 2025-05-16 at 09:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Camellia Chan, CEO at X-PHY, discusses the dangers of deepfakes in real-world incidents, including their use in financial fraud and political disinformation. She explains AI-driven defense strategies and recommends updating incident response plans and internal

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Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson wants AIs fighting AIs so those most fit to live with us survive

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson wants AIs fighting AIs so those most fit to live with us survive 2025-05-16 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Fears surrendering to GenAI makes humans less competitive Science fiction author Neal Stephenson has suggested AIs should be allowed to fight other AIs, because evolution brings balance to ecosystems, but also thinks

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Polymorphic phishing attacks flood inboxes

Polymorphic phishing attacks flood inboxes 2025-05-16 at 08:31 By Help Net Security AI is transforming the phishing threat landscape at a pace many security teams are struggling to match, according to Cofense. In 2024, researchers tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds. Many of the 42-second attacks were part of polymorphic phishing attacks. Unlike traditional

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Crypto’s lack of ‘frothy use case’ a good sign: WisdomTree exec

Crypto’s lack of ‘frothy use case’ a good sign: WisdomTree exec 2025-05-16 at 08:08 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Jason Guthrie, head of product at asset manager WisdomTree, says he’s optimistic despite a noticeable lack of hype that typically comes along with a crypto bull run.  There hasn’t been a “really frothy use case that

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Grok ‘white genocide’ rant due to unauthorized prompt change: xAI

Grok ‘white genocide’ rant due to unauthorized prompt change: xAI 2025-05-16 at 08:08 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has blamed an “unauthorized modification” to the Grok chatbot’s response, causing it to generate responses mentioning political and racial tensions in South Africa.  On May 16, xAI provided an update on

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Cybersecurity Skills Framework connects the dots between IT job roles and the practical skills needed

Cybersecurity Skills Framework connects the dots between IT job roles and the practical skills needed 2025-05-16 at 08:08 By Help Net Security The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with OpenSSF and Linux Foundation Education, has released the Cybersecurity Skills Framework, a global reference guide that helps organizations identify and address critical cybersecurity competencies across a broad

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How working in a stressful environment affects cybersecurity

How working in a stressful environment affects cybersecurity 2025-05-16 at 07:48 By Sinisa Markovic Stressful work environments don’t just erode morale, they can quietly undermine cybersecurity. When employees feel overworked, unsupported, or mistreated, their judgment and decision-making suffer. “From an organizational perspective, a toxic culture often leads to increased errors, missed threats, decreased productivity, and

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New infosec products of the week: May 16, 2025

New infosec products of the week: May 16, 2025 2025-05-16 at 07:02 By Sinisa Markovic Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Hunted Labs, McAfee, Obsidian Security, PentestPad, Resecurity, and SecuX. Resecurity One simplifies cybersecurity operations Resecurity One provides real-time cyber threat intelligence from multiple sources, enabling

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