October 2025

PolarEdge Targets Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, Synology Routers in Expanding Botnet Campaign 2025-10-21 at 16:47 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of a botnet malware called PolarEdge. PolarEdge was first documented by Sekoia in February 2025, attributing it to a campaign targeting routers from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology with the goal

How to use Grok 4 for smarter crypto research before you invest 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Cointelegraph by Liza Savenko Turn social hype into smart signals with Grok 4: scan sentiment, summarize fundamentals and confirm onchain data before investing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ethereum fails again above $4K as traders grow frustrated with shakeouts 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Ether ran into resistance at $4,000 as the absence of new buyers and weak spot Ethereum flows threatened ETH price dropping to $3,100 next. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto, Fintech push back against banks’ war on open banking 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation and fintech allies urged the CFPB to finalize an open banking rule ensuring consumers, not banks, control their data. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Feds flag active exploitation of patched Windows SMB vuln 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Carly Page CISA adds high-severity flaw to KEV list, urges swift updating Uncle Sam’s cyber wardens have warned that a high-severity flaw in Microsoft’s Windows SMB client is now being actively exploited – months after it was patched.… This article is an

Trust the AI, says new coding manifesto by Kim and Yegge 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Tim Anderson DevOps guru and ex-Googler say vibes beat reading diffs but there are risks “Accept All. Always. Don’t read the diffs anymore.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

A shot in the dark: Can malware vaccines stop ransomware’s rampage? 2025-10-21 at 13:47 By Mary-Ann Russon Security pros explore whether infection-spoofing code can immunize Windows systems against attack Feature  What’s better, prevention or cure? For a long time the global cybersecurity industry has operated by reacting to attacks and computer viruses. But given that

US political turmoil tests ‘institutional confidence’ as crypto ETFs bleed 2025-10-21 at 11:29 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The outflows came as “No Kings” protests swept across the US amid a prolonged government shutdown and political division, deepening market risk aversion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Mobian makes Debian’s latest ‘Trixie’ release pocket-sized 2025-10-21 at 11:29 By Liam Proven Another phone Linux? The Reg attempts to disentangle the options The latest version of Mobian, an edition of Debian aimed at mobile devices, is here, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Anti-fraud body leaks dozens of email addresses in invite mishap 2025-10-21 at 11:29 By Joe Fay Calendar cock-up exposed recipients’ details Anti-fraud nonprofit Cifas was left red-faced after sending out a calendar invite that exposed the email addresses of dozens of individuals working across the fraud space.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Google Identifies Three New Russian Malware Families Created by COLDRIVER Hackers 2025-10-21 at 11:28 By A new malware attributed to the Russia-linked hacking group known as COLDRIVER has undergone numerous developmental iterations since May 2025, suggesting an increased “operations tempo” from the threat actor. The findings come from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), which said

Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network 2025-10-21 at 11:28 By A European telecommunications organization is said to have been targeted by a threat actor that aligns with a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon. The organization, per Darktrace, was targeted in the first week of July 2025,

‘Corpo chains’ doomed unless they embrace crypto’s ethos: StarkWare CEO 2025-10-21 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson said corporate blockchains will help with mainstream adoption, but long term, they will be abandoned if they try to retain control. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Canadian province to ban new crypto mining connections 2025-10-21 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby British Columbia is moving to ban new crypto mining connections to protect its Hydro power grid. For years, analysts have argued this is the wrong approach. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source