August 2025

Fortinet SSL VPNs Hit by Global Brute-Force Wave Before Attackers Shift to FortiManager 2025-08-12 at 20:52 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “significant spike” in brute-force traffic aimed at Fortinet SSL VPN devices. The coordinated activity, per threat intelligence firm GreyNoise, was observed on August 3, 2025, with over 780 unique IP addresses participating […]

Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business 2025-08-12 at 20:20 By Avram Piltch Enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they’re not thinking about the legal

Ethereum hits new multiyear high as Tom Lee’s BitMine plans $20B ETH raise 2025-08-12 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Ether price action targets all-time highs amid excitement over BitMine’s giant accumulation plan, shifting the focus away from rangebound Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office blamed on ‘cyber incident’ 2025-08-12 at 19:52 By Connor Jones Website, emails, and phones are down for a second day The Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) is blaming a digital blackout of its services on a “cyber incident.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Cybercrime Groups ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider Join Forces in Extortion Attacks on Businesses 2025-08-12 at 19:32 By An ongoing data extortion campaign targeting Salesforce customers may soon turn its attention to financial services and technology service providers, as ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider appear to be working hand in hand, new findings show. “This latest wave of

Perplexity AI makes wild $34.5B all-cash offer for Google Chrome browser 2025-08-12 at 19:17 By Reuters Perplexity is no stranger to headline-grabbing offers — it made a similar one for TikTok US in January, offering to merge with the popular short-video app. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants 2025-08-12 at 19:16 By Simon Sharwood Efforts to build easier off-ramps are … err … ramping up Private cloud platform vendor Platform9 has a new lure for disaffected VMware users: A tool that allows migrations without requiring extra hardware.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

System Collapses Are Preventable, Not Unpredictable 2025-08-12 at 19:16 By Research suggests that when systems collapse, it is most likely due to a preventable error rather than an unpredictable event.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Skynet 1.0, before judgment day 2025-08-12 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Phil Mataras AI systems are already ignoring shutdown commands. Decentralized audit trails are needed to prevent centralized AI from becoming humanity’s Skynet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

No more ‘Sanity Checks.’ Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms 2025-08-12 at 18:46 By Richard Speed ‘Hung’ is out and ‘Unresponsive’ is in, according to the Academy Software Foundation and the Alliance for OpenUSD A Linux Foundation project has published an Inclusive Language Guide to recommend replacements for common tech terms deemed potentially offensive

Disgraced crypto exec Do Kwon to plead guilty to fraud charges in $40B collapse 2025-08-12 at 18:19 By Reuters Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, is planning to plead guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud, a judge said at a

BlackSuit ransomware crew loses servers, domains, and $1m in global shakedown 2025-08-12 at 18:18 By Carly Page US cops yank servers, domains, and crypto from the Russia-linked gang – but the crooks remain at large In a display of bureaucratic bravado, US law enforcement agencies say they’ve “disrupted” the BlackSuit ransomware gang (also known as

Stablecoin laws aren’t aligned — and big fish benefit 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Stablecoin laws are popping up all over the globe, but their differences could spell trouble for cross-border crypto projects. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Do Kwon pleads guilty to two charges related to his role at Terraform 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Terraform Labs co-founder was indicted in 2023 on nine charges related to the collapse of the ecosystem, resulting in an estimated $40 billion in losses for investors. This article is an excerpt from

BitMine targets huge $24.5B raise as SharpLink boosts Ether war chest 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Corporate Ether buying accelerates as BitMine and SharpLink raise cash, with ETH nearing record highs and institutions targeting a larger share of supply. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Java 25 puts 32-bit x86 out to pasture, adds 17 shiny new features 2025-08-12 at 17:24 By Tim Anderson Long-term support release candidate arrives, general availability comes next month Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) version, is now at release candidate (RC) stage with general availability scheduled for September 16.… This article is an excerpt