January 2026

Crims hit the easy button for Scattered-Spider style helpdesk scams 2026-01-23 at 01:42 By Jessica Lyons Teach a crook to phish… Criminals can more easily pull off social engineering scams and other forms of identity fraud thanks to custom voice-phishing kits being sold on dark web forums and messaging platforms.… This article is an excerpt […]

Trump says he got a deal for rare earths in Greenland, but they won’t come easy 2026-01-23 at 00:08 By Brandon Vigliarolo You can’t just grab ’em by the mine shafts – there aren’t any The US invasion of Greenland might be off the table for now, but the Trump administration won’t have an easy

AI conference’s papers contaminated by AI hallucinations 2026-01-23 at 00:08 By Thomas Claburn 100 vibe citations spotted in 51 NeurIPS papers show vetting efforts have room for improvement GPTZero, a detector of AI output, has found yet again that scientists are undermining their credibility by relying on unreliable AI assistance.… This article is an excerpt

Raspberry Pi flashes new branded USB drives that promise speedy performance 2026-01-22 at 23:02 By Avram Piltch The aluminum sticks come in 128GB and 256GB variants Over the past few years, Raspberry Pi has released a slew of peripherals and accessories that offer great build quality and premium features, whether you’re using them with everyone’s

Elon Musk’s SpaceX taps four banks to lead massive IPO: reports 2026-01-22 at 22:50 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reportedly tapped four major banks to lead what is expected to be one of the largest initial public offerings of all time. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York

Tennessee city clears path for crypto mining, data centers with new zoning rules 2026-01-22 at 22:50 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright An ordinance to amend the city’s zoning laws laid out guidelines for where a crypto miner could operate in the area and how loud the operation could be. This article is an excerpt from

Coinbase forms board to assess quantum computing risks to blockchain 2026-01-22 at 22:50 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The independent advisory board, comprising researchers and industry experts, plans to publish papers on digital-security risks and guidance for developers, organizations and users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Circle CEO says USDC is a neutral layer, not a rival to Visa or Mastercard 2026-01-22 at 22:50 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar At Davos, Jeremy Allaire said Circle’s stablecoin functions as shared infrastructure rather than a competitor to banks or card networks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crims compromised energy firms’ Microsoft accounts, sent 600 phishing emails 2026-01-22 at 22:50 By Jessica Lyons Logging in, not breaking in Unknown attackers are abusing Microsoft SharePoint file-sharing services to target multiple energy-sector organizations, harvest user credentials, take over corporate inboxes, and then send hundreds of phishing emails from compromised accounts to contacts inside and

Already-available therapy could protect football players from CTE: ‘Incredibly groundbreaking’ 2026-01-22 at 21:20 By McKenzie Beard “When we first started this project, I was extremely skeptical,” said Dr. Elisabeth Wilde. “But we’ve seen consistent results across multiple of our studies, so it’s starting to be quite compelling.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack 2026-01-22 at 21:19 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ransomware family called Osiris that targeted a major food service franchisee operator in Southeast Asia in November 2025. The attack leveraged a malicious driver called POORTRY as part of a

Bitwise launches actively managed ETF pairing Bitcoin with gold 2026-01-22 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi An actively managed fund blends Bitcoin, precious metals and mining stocks as asset managers expand crypto’s role in macro and capital-preservation strategies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Female-dominated careers among most exposed to AI disruption 2026-01-22 at 21:01 By Joe Fay Dentists least likely to get an LLM kick in the teeth Most US workers in jobs exposed to AI are also relatively well placed to adapt if disruption leads to displacement, according to research summarized by the Brookings Institution. However, there

Windows fails to tip the scales in grocery store deployment 2026-01-22 at 20:17 By Richard Speed Recovery from an excess of sprouts, or something else? Bork!Bork!Bork!  Microsoft’s flagship OS can power everything from a mini PC to a giant workstation or even a server. But using it for a grocery-store scale might just be overkill.…

17K Bitcoin inflow to exchanges raises alarm: Will BTC’s sell-off deepen? 2026-01-22 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly The Bitcoin price rally to $90,000 failed to hold after 17,000 BTC were sent to exchanges, but an improving spot market suggests that traders view BTC’s current pricing as discounted. This article is an excerpt from

Solana-based Natix brings DePIN data into self-driving AI with Valeo 2026-01-22 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Natix and Valeo are building a decentralized, self-driving camera model to offer a transparent foundation for the safe mainstream deployment of physical AIs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ex-Binance CEO ‘talking with probably a dozen governments‘ about tokenization 2026-01-22 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he is advising several governments on tokenizing state assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Palantir helps Ukraine train interceptor drone brains 2026-01-22 at 19:50 By Brandon Vigliarolo Beleaguered country, unfortunately, has plenty of data from its conflict Ukraine is getting a little AI help with its war against Russia. The country is giving Palantir a new level of access to critical warfighting data so its interceptor drones can become

PowerShell architect retires after decades at the prompt 2026-01-22 at 19:37 By Richard Speed After Microsoft, Google, and a long fight for automation, Jeffrey Snover hangs up his keyboard A really important window is closing. Jeffrey Snover, chief PowerShell boffin and hero of Windows administrators around the world, has retired.… This article is an excerpt

Critical GNU InetUtils telnetd Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Login and Gain Root Access 2026-01-22 at 19:00 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd) that went unnoticed for nearly 11 years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24061, is rated 9.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. It