October 2025

Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach 2025-10-17 at 18:46 By Connor Jones P2P lending platform says it could not verify the claims at present Data breach tracker HaveIBeenPwned claims the victim count of peer-to-peer lender Prosper’s September cyberattack stands at 17.6 million.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

From South Park to Wall Street: Are prediction markets going mainstream? 2025-10-17 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Prediction markets are rapidly going mainstream, and one expert argues that their simplicity could make them the first DeFi tool to achieve mass adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware 2025-10-17 at 17:48 By The North Korean threat actor linked to the Contagious Interview campaign has been observed merging some of the functionality of two of its malware programs, indicating that the hacking group is actively refining its toolset. That’s according to new findings

Windows 10, huh, what is it good for? PC upgrade cycles actually 2025-10-17 at 17:32 By Paul Kunert Operating system’s end of life D-day resucitates flatlining computer sector It transpires that Windows 11 is indeed good for at least one thing – driving PC upgrades, according to the latest figures from Gartner.… This article is

Bitcoin ‘bull run is over’, traders say, with 50% BTC price crash warning 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin’s drop below key support levels today could be a sign that the 2025 bull run is over, as a trader sets $52,000 as the bear market target. This article is an excerpt from

Here’s why Russia ranks highest in Europe for crypto adoption: Chainalysis 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Russia’s rapid DeFi expansion and increase in large-value transfers indicate growing adoption of crypto for financial services, according to Chainalysis. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

The ghost of Mt. Gox will stop haunting Bitcoin this Halloween 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun From Tokyo Whale to the Halloween deadline, Mt. Gox’s long journey through Bitcoin history is nearing its end. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance 2025-10-17 at 16:16 By Connor Jones Sharing views POTUS doesn’t like? Say goodbye to that visa, First Amendment be damned Lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are helping three US labor unions sue the Trump administration over a social media surveillance program that threatens to

Fear returns to the crypto market as $230B vanishes overnight 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Investor sentiment turned sharply bearish as crypto’s fear index plunged to 28, and $230 billion in value evaporated in a single day. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft parks Landsat and Sentinel satellite data in Azure’s orbit 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Richard Speed NASA’s Earth-watching archives find new home in Redmond’s cloud, complete with Copilot hype Microsoft has made NASA’s Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset available on Azure via the Windows giant’s Planetary Computer platform.… This article is an excerpt from

SAP users still wrestling with business case for S/4HANA 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Lindsay Clark A decade later, ERP giant struggles to convince legacy customers to upgrade More than a decade after SAP’s S/4HANA in-memory ERP system debuted, 95 percent of legacy users say building a positive case to migrate requires a big effort or

Boris Johnson confesses: He’s fallen for ChatGPT 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Lindsay Clark As OpenAI allows chatbot to spout erotic content, former British prime minister makes true feelings known After a string of marriages and innumerable affairs, former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has come clean about his new squeeze.… This article is an excerpt

Literal crossed wires sent cops after innocent neighbors in child abuse case 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Connor Jones Eight-year telco blunder had a profound impact on three wrongly accused in Wales Details have emerged of a troubling case in which a basic engineering mistake wrecked a digital evidence investigation and led to wrongful accusations.… This

Identity Security: Your First and Last Line of Defense 2025-10-17 at 15:59 By The danger isn’t that AI agents have bad days — it’s that they never do. They execute faithfully, even when what they’re executing is a mistake. A single misstep in logic or access can turn flawless automation into a flawless catastrophe. This