2025

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Jessica Lyons Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the usual two, according

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Meta Warns of FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) With Active Exploitation Risk 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering library may have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363, and carries a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Described

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WARNING: Expiring Root Certificate May Disable Firefox Add-Ons, Security Features, and DRM Playback 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Browser maker Mozilla is urging users to update their Firefox instances to the latest version to avoid facing issues with using add-ons due to the impending expiration of a root certificate. “On March 14, 2025, a root certificate

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AI models hallucinate, and doctors are OK with that 2025-03-13 at 09:49 By Thomas Claburn Eggheads call for comprehensive rules to govern machine learning in medical settings The tendency of AI models to hallucinate – aka confidently making stuff up – isn’t sufficient to disqualify them from use in healthcare settings. So, researchers have set

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Bitcoin must secure weekly close above $89K to confirm bottom has passed 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin must close the week above $89,000 to signal an end to the short-term downtrend, says a crypto analyst. “The only way for Bitcoin to confirm that the bottom is actually in would be to

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Ethereum ‘falling knife’ warning: Is another 30% crash versus Bitcoin coming? 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has dropped to its multi-year lows against Bitcoin (BTC), prompting analysts to predict further declines in the coming weeks. Falling knife warning furthers sell-off risks On March 13, ETH/BTC—a pair that

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Crypto founders report deluge of North Korean fake Zoom hacking attempts 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte At least three crypto founders have reported foiling an attempt from alleged North Korean hackers to steal sensitive data through fake Zoom calls over the past few days.  Nick Bax, a member of the white hat

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As Chromecast outage drags on, fix could be days to weeks away 2025-03-13 at 08:46 By Iain Thomson Google apologizes but won’t say what went wrong nor when it will make things right Older models of Google’s Chromecast media-streaming sticks remain broken, and independent research suggests a fix could take potentially weeks to materialize.… This

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Lazarus Group sends 400 ETH to Tornado Cash, deploys new malware 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young North Korean-affiliated hacking collective the Lazarus Group has been moving crypto assets using mixers following a string of high-profile hacks.  On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK alerted its X followers that it had detected a

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Argentine lawyer requests Interpol red notice for LIBRA creator: Report 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Argentine lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has reportedly asked for a global arrest warrant to be issued for Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the LIBRA token that caused a political scandal in the country. Dalbon submitted a request to

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Ripple secures Dubai license to offer crypto payments in UAE 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Blockchain payment provider Ripple received full regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer cross-border crypto payment services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company announced on March 13 that it had secured

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Need cash? Your IPv4 stash can now be collateral for $100M loans 2025-03-13 at 07:17 By Simon Sharwood Yeah, yeah … if we were all exclusively on IPv6, this wouldn’t be a thing. But here we are IP address marketplace IPv4.Global has started offering loans on terms that consider public IPv4 network addresses as valid

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Nebraska governor signs bill to regulate crypto ATMs, citing growing fraud 2025-03-13 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen, has signed legislation to protect against cryptocurrency fraud as crypto ATM crime skyrockets in the United States. “Cryptocurrency is an important, emerging industry, and we’ve been working hard to build

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Hardware wallet Ledger helps competitor Trezor resolve security vulnerability 2025-03-13 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Hardware wallet provider Trezor has patched up a security flaw in two of its latest models after competitor firm Ledger’s open-source research arm discovered a vulnerability in their microcontrollers.  Ledger Donjon acknowledged Trezor has made several security advancements

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ETH/BTC hits 5-year low as trader suggests rotation into stronger alts 2025-03-13 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Ethereum’s value against Bitcoin has hit its lowest level since mid-2020, with a crypto trader suggesting that it might be time to shift into higher-performing altcoins. “If still stuck on ETH, it is likely a good

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