August 2025

Embargo ransomware group moved $34M in crypto since April: TRM Labs 2025-08-10 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas TRM Labs says the Embargo ransomware group has moved over $34 million in ransom-linked crypto since April, targeting US hospitals and critical infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

NASA won’t name the Shuttle picked to move to Texas 2025-08-10 at 10:39 By Richard Speed Acting Administrator has selected a lucky orbiter, but won’t say which one The NASA acting Administrator has picked a Space Shuttle to move to Houston, and the lucky vehicle is… NASA’s not telling.… This article is an excerpt from

Michael Saylor is not sweating the rise of Ethereum treasury companies 2025-08-10 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Michael Saylor isn’t worried about growing treasury interest in crypto assets beyond Bitcoin, claiming that Bitcoin will outpace the S&P 500 for the “indefinite future.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reclaims ‘onchain billionaire’ crown 2025-08-10 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Vitalik Buterin’s net worth could be bolstered even more as crypto traders are eyeing new all-time highs for Ether in just days. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

The inside story of the Telemessage saga, and how you can view the data 2025-08-10 at 03:33 By Iain Thomson It turns out no one was clean on OPSEC DEF CON  On Saturday at DEF CON, security boffin Micah Lee explained just how he hacked into TeleMessage, the supposedly secure messaging app used by White

Bo Hines, director of the White House Crypto Council, steps down. 2025-08-10 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Hines said he is leaving the crypto advisory group to rejoin the private sector but will continue to support the cryptocurrency industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Institutions dominating mainstream crypto narratives — fintech exec 2025-08-10 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The cypherpunk ethos is retreating from the limelight, as institutions and centralized players take center stage, driving new narratives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Linux-Based Lenovo Webcams’ Flaw Can Be Remotely Exploited for BadUSB Attacks 2025-08-09 at 22:25 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in select model webcams from Lenovo that could turn them into BadUSB attack devices. “This allows remote attackers to inject keystrokes covertly and launch attacks independent of the host operating system,” Eclypsium researchers Paul Asadoorian,

Bitcoin investment banks coming to El Salvador — Gov regulator 2025-08-09 at 21:24 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The new law will allow investment banks, which can underwrite companies, issue securities, and are institutionally focused, to hold BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

NYC office blindsides workers by forcing facial recognition scans without warning 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Samantha Olander A Garment District clothing company is forcing workers to submit to facial recognition scans for building access, outraging staff who ripped the mandate as “invasive.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

Top Queens high school bans summer do-at-home essays to curb ChatGPT cheating 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Susan Edelman, Samantha Olander A top Queens high school is requiring students to handwrite summer essays in class to limit ChatGPT use, sparking backlash from students who call it unfair, while teachers defend it as necessary to protect authentic

Crypto influencers are replacing VCs, and that’s a good thing 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Cointelegraph by Tom Bruni Crypto influencers democratize early-stage investing by offering transparent, accessible opportunities that VCs keep behind closed doors for the elite. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ether price target now $20K as ETH preps all-time high in ‘1-2 weeks’ 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Ether price excitement boils over as giant targets combine with a countdown to new all-time highs — but ETH/BTC still has a long way to go. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systems 2025-08-09 at 18:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a jailbreak technique to bypass ethical guardrails erected by OpenAI in its latest large language model (LLM) GPT-5 and produce illicit instructions. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) security platform NeuralTrust said it combined a

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Eric Spitznagel Laser warfare might sound like science fiction, but officials and experts say the weaponry is anything but make-believe. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

The dead need right to delete their data so they can’t be AI-ified, lawyer says 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Thomas Claburn Not everyone wants to be simulated after they’re gone People die but their data may endure, which troubles legal scholar Victoria Haneman.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

VivoPower shares jump 32% on $100M Ripple buy plan to boost XRP treasury 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas VivoPower shares surged over 32% after announcing a $100 million plan to buy Ripple Labs shares, expanding its exposure to Ripple equity and XRP tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

These three catalysts will help Bitcoin break $122K 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin price could surge in 2025 driven by global money supply growth, ETF adoption, and retail inflows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source