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Suspected creeps behind DanaBot malware that hit 300K+ computers revealed 2025-05-23 at 04:50 By Iain Thomson And the associated fraud’n’spy botnet is about to be shut down The US Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against 16 people accused of spreading and using the DanaBot remote-control malware that infected more than 300,000 computers, plus operating […]

Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can’t resist attacking its buggy kit 2025-05-23 at 04:01 By Jessica Lyons If it ain’t broke? A suspected Chinese government spy group is behind the rash of attacks that exploit two Ivanti bugs that can be chained together to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), according

US Navy sailor charged in horrific child sextortion case 2025-05-23 at 03:32 By Iain Thomson Blackmailed teen allegedly scared into carving his handle onto her arm The FBI has filed an affidavit detailing how it identified a US Navy man who was allegedly distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM) through Discord.… This article is an

Feds finger Russian behind Qakbot malware that hit 700,000 computers 2025-05-23 at 01:32 By Jessica Lyons The FBI thought they shut this all down in 2023, but the duck quacked again Uncle Sam on Thursday unsealed criminal charges and a civil forfeiture case against a Russian national accused of leading the cybercrime ring behind Qakbot,

US tourist drugged by fake Uber driver and robbed of $123K BTC — Report 2025-05-23 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill An American tourist in the United Kingdom was reportedly drugged by an individual posing as a taxi driver, who stole the tourist’s $123,000 in Bitcoin stored on a cell phone. According to a

Senators plan to amend GENIUS Act to address Trump family’s stablecoin 2025-05-23 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though a majority of members of the US Senate voted to advance a bill to regulate payment stablecoins on May 20, high-ranking Democrats are planning to propose an amendment to the legislation to address President Donald

XRP price fails to respond to two extremely bullish developments — Here is why 2025-05-23 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: The SEC’s decision on a spot XRP ETF could ignite a significant rally. The current $2.2 billion in XRP futures hints at growing institutional investor demand. The two most bullish events

Anthropic’s Claude 4 models more willing than before to blackmail some users 2025-05-23 at 00:32 By Thomas Claburn Open the pod bay door Anthropic on Thursday announced the availability of Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, the latest iteration of its Claude family of machine learning models.… This article is an excerpt from The

FTC launches probe of liberal watchdog Media Matters over Elon Musk’s X boycott claims 2025-05-22 at 23:37 By Reuters The Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday. The civil investigative demand seen by

Sui validators freeze majority of stolen funds in $220M Cetus hack 2025-05-22 at 23:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Cetus, a decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) built atop the Sui blockchain network, said $162 million of over $220 million stolen in a May 22 hack has been frozen. According to the Cetus team, the DEX is

OpenAI plans to ship 100 million pocket-sized AI devices for everyday use 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi OpenAI is planning to develop AI “companion” devices that will integrate artificial intelligence capabilities with everyday life, potentially opening the door to a new high-tech innovation used alongside laptops and smartphones. In an interview with

Solana price fractal targets rally to $260, but one thing must happen first — Analysts 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Solana’s bull flag pattern projects a rally to $260, but low spot buy volumes have analysts advising caution. After briefly dropping to $160 from $184, Solana (SOL) is attempting to

Kraken to offer tokenized US stocks to non-US clients 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Crypto exchange Kraken is planning to offer non-US customers the option of trading tokenized US stocks, part of the company’s push to offer more traditional assets via tokenization. The products will be offered through Backed, a new Kraken

Space Force tech mission threatened by staff and funding black hole 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Brandon Vigliarolo Budget slashing has ‘outsized impact’ on us, says commander who fears branch not ready for orbital war The US Space Force has been struggling to achieve its technological goals, and Chief of Space Operations General B. Chance Saltzman

Google faces new DOJ antitrust probe over partnership with AI startup: report 2025-05-22 at 21:32 By Thomas Barrabi Google reportedly faces a fresh Justice Department probe over whether it violated antitrust law through its partnership with artificial intelligence chatbot firm Character.AI. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos 2025-05-22 at 21:32 By Jessica Lyons Intrusions began weeks before Trimble patched the Cityworks hole A suspected Chinese crew has been exploiting a now-patched remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Trimble Cityworks to break into US local government networks and target utility management systems,

Meet the 24-year-old law school dropout who started Long Island’s only silent, self-driving lawn-mowing biz 2025-05-22 at 21:07 By Alex Mitchell “We market them as a Roomba for your lawn,” Kevin Boodram, who started Huntington-based Serenity Lawncare at age 21, told The Post. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

US lawmaker introduces anti-corruption bill ahead of Trump’s dinner 2025-05-22 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee, has announced plans to introduce legislation “to block [Donald] Trump’s memecoin and stop his crypto corruption.” In a May 22 notice, Rep. Waters said the

Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO’s speech to protest AI tech for Israel 2025-05-22 at 20:32 By Associated Press Microsoft has previously fired employees who protested company events over its work in Israel, including at its 50th anniversary party in April. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Bain launches datacenter biz for Euros worried about climate change and Trump 2025-05-22 at 20:19 By Dan Robinson Data sovereignty fears fuel pitch to hyperscalers Investment biz Bain Capital is getting further into the datacenter sector with the launch of an operation serving hyperscalers in Europe, potentially positioning itself to benefit from customer unease over