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Malicious PyPI Packages Exploit Instagram and TikTok APIs to Validate User Accounts 2025-05-20 at 10:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that act as checker tools to validate stolen email addresses against TikTok and Instagram APIs. All three packages are no longer available on PyPI. The […]

Foxconn chair predicts AI will end manufacturers’ search for cheap labor 2025-05-20 at 09:07 By Simon Sharwood Urges world leaders to pay attention because he’s already building factories in which GenAI is acing scutwork Computex  Foxconn chair Young Li has predicted the combination of generative AI and robotics will destroy low-end manufacturing jobs and called

Indonesia’s DigiAsia shares pop 90% on plan to raise $100M to buy Bitcoin 2025-05-20 at 08:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Shares in the Indonesian fintech firm DigiAsia Corp nearly doubled after the company said it plans to raise $100 million to seed its first of many Bitcoin buys. The Jakarta-based Nasdaq-listed company said on

How Schools Can Use Strategic Communication to Tackle Rising Cyber Threats 2025-05-20 at 08:04 By For school leaders, the challenges that come with cyberattacks aren’t just technical — they’re reputational. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SEC’s Crenshaw says agency playing ‘regulatory Jenga’ with crypto 2025-05-20 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s sole Democratic Commissioner has said the agency is “playing a game of regulatory Jenga” with its approach to the crypto industry and market regulation under the Trump administration. In May 19 remarks

Binance wants arbitration for all members of securities class suit 2025-05-20 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange Binance has asked a US federal judge to send all members of a class-action lawsuit alleging it sold securities to arbitration, arguing that the group waived their ability to form a class action under the

JPMorgan boss says bank users can soon buy Bitcoin 2025-05-20 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said his bank will soon allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, but it won’t custody the cryptocurrency. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon said at JPMorgan’s annual investor

US Senate moves forward with GENIUS stablecoin bill 2025-05-20 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President Donald Trump’s sprawling crypto empire. A key procedural vote on

Solana Labs offshoot Anza pitches ‘biggest change’ ever to network consensus 2025-05-20 at 04:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Anza, a Solana blockchain infrastructure firm spun out of Solana Labs, has proposed a new proof-of-stake consensus called Alpenglow that it claims would be “the biggest change to Solana’s core protocol” and compete with current internet

Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn 2025-05-20 at 03:42 By Iain Thomson Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech President Donald Trump officially signed Monday the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bill to criminalize revenge porn – both real and AI-generated. But internet rights

Bitcoin trading in six-figure territory shows BTC is ready to carry gold’s ‘baton’ — Fidelity exec 2025-05-20 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio converges with gold’s, indicating similar risk-adjusted returns, supporting its store-of-value role. Gold outperformed Bitcoin in Q1 2025 with a 30.33% price gain versus Bitcoin’s 3.84%, driven

CISA has a new No. 2 – but still no official top dog 2025-05-20 at 02:02 By Jessica Lyons Brain drain, budget cuts, and constant cyberthreats – who wouldn’t want this job? The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a new No. 2: Madhu Gottumukkala, stepping in as the nation’s lead civilian cyber

Show us your face: New Orleans PD reportedly got secret facial recognition alerts 2025-05-20 at 01:49 By Iain Thomson Police took Big Easy attitude to the rules, says WaPo Since early 2023, facial recognition cameras run by a private nonprofit have scanned New Orleans visitors and residents and quietly alerted police, sidestepping oversight and potentially

Bitcoin fractal analysis forecasts new all-time highs above $110K by end of week 2025-05-20 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin onchain and technical data suggest new all-time highs are imminent. Glassnode data shows most Bitcoin wallet cohorts accumulating BTC. A daily timeframe bearish divergence signals fading momentum, raising doubt on BTC’s

DOJ is investigating Coinbase data breach— Report 2025-05-20 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The US Department of Justice is reportedly conducting a probe over Coinbase’s contracted customer service agents in India, who accepted bribes in exchange for allowing criminals access to user data. According to a May 19 Bloomberg report, DOJ investigators are