2025

430K Patients’ Data Exposed in Ascension Breach 2025-05-15 at 15:24 By 430K patients’ data was exposed in a breach against Ascension, and security leaders are discussing cyber threats against the healthcare industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Stablecoins seen as ideal fit for real-time collateral management 2025-05-15 at 15:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are gaining growing recognition in the traditional finance (TradFi) space for their ability to streamline payments and increase efficiency in existing financial systems In finance, collateral management refers to the process of managing the underlying

Coinbase refuses $20M ransom after support agent data breach 2025-05-15 at 15:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hit by a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user data, the company said. According to a May 15 blog post, Coinbase said a group

Is the XRP price rally over for now? 2025-05-15 at 15:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: XRP forms a double top and rising wedge, signaling short-term downside risk toward $1.94. NUPL indicates traders are in denial, resembling past pre-crash phases. Long-term charts still point to bullish targets between $3.69 and $17. XRP (XRP)

70-knot winds blamed for yacht disaster that killed Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch 2025-05-15 at 14:47 By Dan Robinson Probe indicates it was all over for Bayesian in just 9 minutes An interim report by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has indicated that extreme wind was to blame for the sinking of the

Pen Testing for Compliance Only? It’s Time to Change Your Approach 2025-05-15 at 14:47 By Imagine this: Your organization completed its annual penetration test in January, earning high marks for security compliance. In February, your development team deployed a routine software update. By April, attackers had already exploited a vulnerability introduced in that February update,

New Chrome Vulnerability Enables Cross-Origin Data Leak via Loader Referrer Policy 2025-05-15 at 14:47 By Google on Wednesday released updates to address four security issues in its Chrome web browser, including one for which it said there exists an exploit in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-4664 (CVSS score: 4.3), has been characterized

Pi Network to invest $100M in startups building blockchain apps 2025-05-15 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Mobile-first blockchain Pi Network has launched a $100 million fund to invest in initiatives built on its infrastructure. According to a May 14 announcement, the Pi Foundation is launching Pi Network Ventures with an initial investment of

Pareto launches synthetic dollar backed by private credit 2025-05-15 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Private credit marketplace Pareto has introduced a new synthetic dollar aimed at linking institutional investors with decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities — a move that highlights the expanding role of stablecoins in global finance. The newly launched USP synthetic dollar

5 BCDR Essentials for Effective Ransomware Defense 2025-05-15 at 13:48 By Ransomware has evolved into a deceptive, highly coordinated and dangerously sophisticated threat capable of crippling organizations of any size. Cybercriminals now exploit even legitimate IT tools to infiltrate networks and launch ransomware attacks. In a chilling example, Microsoft recently disclosed how threat actors misused

Russia-Linked APT28 Exploited MDaemon Zero-Day to Hack Government Webmail Servers 2025-05-15 at 13:48 By A Russia-linked threat actor has been attributed to a cyber espionage operation targeting webmail servers such as Roundcube, Horde, MDaemon, and Zimbra via cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, including a then-zero-day in MDaemon, according to new findings from ESET. The activity, which

Malicious npm Package Leverages Unicode Steganography, Google Calendar as C2 Dropper 2025-05-15 at 13:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package named “os-info-checker-es6” that disguises itself as an operating system information utility to stealthily drop a next-stage payload onto compromised systems. “This campaign employs clever Unicode-based steganography to hide its initial malicious code and

Royal Navy freshens up ships’ electromagnetic warfare defenses 2025-05-15 at 13:34 By Dan Robinson MEWSIC to Brit crews’ ears will see off anti-ship missiles, among other things Britain’s Royal Navy is to get updated electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities including launchable decoys to help defend its vessels against threats such as modern anti-ship missiles.… This article

Ukraine strategic Bitcoin reserve bill reportedly in final stages 2025-05-15 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Ukraine is reportedly moving closer to adopting Bitcoin as a national reserve asset, a move that could bolster its financial resilience amid the ongoing war with Russia. Lawmakers are reportedly working on a Bitcoin (BTC) national reserve proposal,