December 2025

Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors 2025-12-29 at 10:24 By In December 2024, the popular Ultralytics AI library was compromised, installing malicious code that hijacked system resources for cryptocurrency mining. In August 2025, malicious Nx packages leaked 2,349 GitHub, cloud, and AI credentials. Throughout 2024, ChatGPT vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized extraction of […]

Bitcoin helps USD’s reserve status ‘in a strange way’: Coinbase CEO 2025-12-29 at 08:08 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Bitcoin is helping reinforce the US dollar’s reserve currency status by acting as a market check on excessive inflation and deficit spending, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner passes, aged 83 2025-12-29 at 08:08 By Simon Sharwood Oversaw a significant resurgence in Big Blue’s fortunes during the dotcom era IBM has announced the death of its former CEO Lou Gerstner, who passed away on Saturday, aged 83.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence 2025-12-29 at 08:08 By Simon Sharwood Former staffer of Korean e-tailer Coupang accessed 33 million records but may have done less damage than feared Korean e-tailer Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but

Sizing Up Top Tech Trends and Priorities for 2026 2025-12-29 at 08:08 By A look into areas security professionals and digital trust practitioners should be mindful of in the year to come. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

ETH validator entry queue is suddenly almost double the exit queue 2025-12-29 at 07:58 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Digital Asset Treasuries like Tom Lee’s Bitmine have contributed to the increase in the entry queue, but the network’s Petcra upgrade may have also helped. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Silver’s wild 6% price spike and 10% plunge mirrors crypto volatility 2025-12-29 at 07:45 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Silver’s recent price surge mirrors Bitcoin’s trademark volatility. The precious metal is swinging wildly on rate cut bets and shifting industrial demand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto heavyweights slam proposed 5% wealth tax in California 2025-12-29 at 05:07 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto executives, including Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter, have pushed back against a proposed 5% billionaire tax in California. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ubisoft halts Rainbow Six Seige after hackers give each player $13.3M credits 2025-12-29 at 04:15 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby A server-wide hack flooded Rainbow Six Siege with billions in credits, forcing an emergency shutdown and a major rollback operation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Flow validators urged to halt work after divisive blockchain rollback 2025-12-29 at 03:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Flow Foundation has been slammed for rolling the layer 1 Flow chain back to patch up a $3.9 million exploit, with one partner advising validators to stop processing transactions until further notice. This article is an

Most crypto treasuries ‘will disappear’ amid bleak 2026 outlook: Execs 2025-12-29 at 03:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Many crypto and Bitcoin treasury companies may go under in 2026 as the model comes under pressure, industry executives tell Cointelegraph. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BTC mining difficulty records last adjustment in 2025, forecast to rise in Jan 2025-12-28 at 22:17 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The rising Bitcoin network mining difficulty ensures the network remains sufficiently decentralized but also makes life harder for miners. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin outperformed gold and silver over the last 10 years: Analyst 2025-12-28 at 20:10 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitcoin has outperformed precious metals over the last decade, but critics say the comparison doesn’t hold up under shorter time horizons. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025 2025-12-28 at 16:55 By Connor Jones The human harms of cyberattacks piled up this year, and violence expected to increase The knock-on, and often unintentional, impacts of a cyberattack are so rarely discussed. As an industry, the focus is almost always placed on the

Trump, tariffs and utility tokens: Animoca’s Yat Siu says crypto finally has to grow up 2025-12-28 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Trump‑era tariffs, bruising rate realities and a burned‑out memecoin cycle are forcing crypto to shed its Peter Pan phase and build tokens with real utility, says Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu. This article