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AI-Powered Villager Pen Testing Tool Hits 11,000 PyPI Downloads Amid Abuse Concerns 2025-09-15 at 11:21 By A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising concerns that it could be repurposed by cybercriminals for malicious purposes. Dubbed Villager, […]

Curious connections: Voyager probes and Sinclair ZX Spectrum 2025-09-15 at 10:38 By Rupert Goodwins There’s more than warm power supplies and wonky capacitors Opinion  The Voyager space probes are dear to the hearts of every geek who can remember the 1980s.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

HiddenGh0st, Winos and kkRAT Exploit SEO, GitHub Pages in Chinese Malware Attacks 2025-09-15 at 10:38 By Chinese-speaking users are the target of a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that uses fake software sites to distribute malware. “The attackers manipulated search rankings with SEO plugins and registered lookalike domains that closely mimicked legitimate software sites,”

Taproot creators didn’t foresee its ‘trolling value’ — Bitcoin dev 2025-09-15 at 08:47 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Bitcoin Core developer Jimmy Song said the Taproot upgrade hasn’t lived up to the hype, claiming it has failed to deliver on promised privacy and security features. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Bitcoin whale is dumping again as BTC flatlines at $116K 2025-09-15 at 08:47 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan A Bitcoin whale that swapped $4 billion in Bitcoin for Ether two weeks ago has started offloading more of the cryptocurrency. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump renews push to oust Fed’s Cook ahead of expected rate cut 2025-09-15 at 08:47 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young US President Donald Trump has appealed the district court’s block on Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s removal, but new evidence has emerged. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Open source Cloud Hypervisor adds (maybe futile) no-AI-code policy 2025-09-15 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Virtualization tool for hyperscalers now scales to 8,192 vCPUs The Cloud Hypervisor project has introduced a No AI code policy.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

In an Age of Cyber Risk, Digital Transformation is No Longer Optional 2025-09-15 at 07:11 By Concerns that outdated legacy systems could be leaving firms vulnerable to mounting cyber risks are driving a wave of technology spending in the financial services industry.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View

Unlocking Security Talent: Questions HR Should Ask and What Their Answers Reveal 2025-09-15 at 07:11 By Properly screening candidates is key to the successful hire of your next security leader. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Monero pumps 7% despite an 18-block reorg prompting concerns 2025-09-15 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Monero rose on Sunday despite an 18-block reorg just hours prior that reversed around 117 transactions in the latest attack by Qubic. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Native Markets officially claims Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin ticker 2025-09-15 at 01:08 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Native Markets claimed the US dollar-pegged stablecoin ticker following a heated bidding war closely watched by the crypto community. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source