2025

Crypto victim loses $908K in sophisticated phishing attack 2025-08-03 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A victim lost $908,551 in a crypto phishing scam 15 months after signing a malicious approval transaction. The scammer waited until two large deposits were made before striking. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Meta’s $250M whiz kid’s last AI product ‘sucks at Google Chrome, flopped with Numbers’: users 2025-08-03 at 02:22 By Matt Caputo Meta’s new AI whiz kid Matt Deitke’s last tech product called Vy handles repetitive tasks “with high accuracy” and does so without interrupting users while they browse, but some users have complained it was

Creative leverage solves the impermanent loss problem — Curve founder 2025-08-03 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Impermanent loss has been a major factor preventing crypto holders from becoming liquidity providers on decentralized finance platforms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Big stage, bigger scams? 5 shady crypto projects that made it to the spotlight 2025-08-02 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya ZachXBT named some sponsors of Token2049 as sketchy. While these coins may have hype-fueled pumps to cult-like followings, they may have no real utility. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign 2025-08-02 at 20:17 By Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the region, including one aimed at

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits ATH, but is projected to drop in August 2025-08-02 at 20:05 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Bitcoin mining difficulty is crucial to both miner profitability and ensuring that BTC is not mined faster than the protocol allows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

China’s crypto liquidation plans reveal its grand strategy 2025-08-02 at 18:13 By Cointelegraph by Joshua Chu China’s plan to liquidate confiscated crypto through Hong Kong exchanges isn’t simply a policy — it’s to control global digital asset markets and outmaneuver the US. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft 2025-08-02 at 17:54 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system authentication and

Quantum threat to Bitcoin? 80,000 BTC just moved after 14 years 2025-08-02 at 17:22 By Cointelegraph by Emi Lacapra A Bitcoin whale likely moved 80,000 BTC from dormant wallets after alarming OP_RETURN messages were sent across multiple old addresses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Humanoid robot strolls NYC, tries on sneakers and freaks out New Yorkers 2025-08-02 at 15:17 By Samantha Olander Famously unfazed New Yorkers were rattled by this robot. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Small setups, big wins: Is solo Bitcoin mining making a comeback? 2025-08-02 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas With Bitcoin’s hashrate near all-time highs, solo miners continue to land full block rewards, thanks to efficient ASICs and a heavy dose of luck. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Long live the nub: ThinkPad designer David Hill spills secrets, designs that never made it 2025-08-02 at 14:37 By Avram Piltch We almost got more butterfly keyboards and foldable workstations Interview  Launched in 1992, the boxy black ThinkPad with its little red nub remains the quintessential business productivity notebook. Unlike commercial offerings from competitors such

ARK Invest scoops up Coinbase, BitMine shares amid stock dips 2025-08-02 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas ARK Invest bought $30 million in Coinbase and $17 million in BitMine shares on Friday amid price dips. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Reddit is people! Which means its search might not be so damaged by AI slop 2025-08-02 at 13:23 By Thomas Claburn Community content site aims to profit from real conversation Reddit has found that trafficking in human-authored content pays well in the AI era.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

CISA roasts unnamed critical national infrastructure body for shoddy security hygiene 2025-08-02 at 11:41 By Connor Jones Plaintext passwords, shared admin accounts, and insufficient logging rampant at mystery org CISA is using the findings from a recent probe of an unidentified critical infrastructure organization to warn about the dangers of getting cybersecurity seriously wrong.… This

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see second-largest outflow, Ether ETFs end 20-day streak 2025-08-02 at 10:15 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Bitcoin ETFs saw $812 million in outflows, led by Fidelity and ARK, while Ether ETFs ended their longest inflow streak with $152 million in losses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices 2025-08-02 at 10:15 By SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple pre-ransomware intrusions were observed within a short period of

Mill City Ventures to load up on more SUI with $500M deal as shares fall 11% 2025-08-02 at 08:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Mill City Ventures III announced a $500 million equity agreement to boost its SUI treasury, which currently sits at 76.2 million units after making its first $276 million purchase this week.

DeFi Education Fund urges Senate to strengthen crypto dev protections in draft bill 2025-08-02 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea DeFi Education Fund called on the Senate Banking Committee to frame a key crypto market bill in a more tech-neutral way and strengthen crypto developer protections in a recent letter. This article is an

Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash 2025-08-02 at 01:58 By Iain Thomson Plaintiffs argued that the company massively oversold the assisted-driving capabilities of its cars After two weeks of testimony, a Florida jury has found Tesla partially responsible for the death of one person and causing serious injuries to another in