January 2026

State Street rolls out new crypto tokenization tools

State Street rolls out new crypto tokenization tools 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby State Street said its new crypto platform would help clients build tokenized money market funds, exchange-traded funds, and products such as tokenized deposits and stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Ransomware activity never dies, it multiplies

Ransomware activity never dies, it multiplies 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Sinisa Markovic Ransomware attacks kept climbing through 2025, even as major criminal groups collapsed and reformed. A new study conducted by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team shows that disruption inside the ransomware economy slowed activity only briefly, while extortion methods expanded and

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Product showcase: Penetration test reporting with PentestPad

Product showcase: Penetration test reporting with PentestPad 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Help Net Security If you’ve done a pentest before, you know things can get messy fast. You start organized, but a few hours in, notes are scattered, screenshots have odd filenames, and small details get lost. PentestPad was built to help with that, not

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Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Appointed CEO of RSAC

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Appointed CEO of RSAC 2026-01-16 at 09:57 By Eduard Kovacs Easterly will be leading the world-renowned cybersecurity conference and other RSAC programs. The post Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Appointed CEO of RSAC appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable

As AI raises the stakes, app modernization and security are becoming inseparable 2026-01-16 at 08:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are under pressure to support AI programs that move from pilots into production. New Cloudflare research suggests that success depends less on experimentation and more on disciplined application modernization tied closely to security strategy. The

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Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways

Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways 2026-01-16 at 08:47 By Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company disclosed that it had been exploited

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Crypto plumbing, policy improved in 2025, but prices ‘did not cooperate’: Binance

Crypto plumbing, policy improved in 2025, but prices ‘did not cooperate’: Binance 2026-01-16 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Regulated investment vehicles such as exchange-traded funds expanded in 2025, and corporations added crypto to their balance sheets, opening up more pathways for user access. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Wikimedia’s 25th birthday gift: Letting more AIs scour pages volunteers created

Wikimedia’s 25th birthday gift: Letting more AIs scour pages volunteers created 2026-01-16 at 08:03 By Simon Sharwood Microsoft promises to be a responsible copilot The Wikimedia Foundation, the org behind Wikipedia and other open knowledge platforms, has revealed it’s signed six more AI companies as ‘enterprise partners’, status that gives them preferential access to the

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New intelligence is moving faster than enterprise controls

New intelligence is moving faster than enterprise controls 2026-01-16 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI is being integrated into core enterprise systems faster than many organizations can secure and govern it. A new global study from NTT shows companies expanding AI deployment while gaps in infrastructure readiness, data integrity controls, and governance frameworks continue to

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Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms

Who’s on the other end? Rented accounts are stress-testing trust in gig platforms 2026-01-16 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Fraud has become a routine part of gig work for many earners, and the ways workers respond are creating new security problems for platforms. A recent TransUnion study of U.S. gig workers shows broad exposure to

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Ethereum activity doubles with influx of new users: Glassnode

Ethereum activity doubles with influx of new users: Glassnode 2026-01-16 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Ethereum saw activity retention nearly double to 8 million addresses in a month while daily transactions hit an all-time high of 2.8 million amid soaring stablecoin use. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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US college athlete body urges CFTC pause college sports prediction markets

US college athlete body urges CFTC pause college sports prediction markets 2026-01-16 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The NCAA wants the CFTC to tighten rules on college sport prediction markets, including age and advertising restrictions and anti-harassment measures. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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New infosec products of the week: January 16, 2026

New infosec products of the week: January 16, 2026 2026-01-16 at 07:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Acronis, JumpCloud, Noction, and SpyCloud. Acronis Archival Storage brings compliance-ready, S3-compatible cold storage to MSPs Acronis announced the launch of Acronis Archival Storage, a long-term,

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Crypto sentiment drops amid unease over US market structure bill

Crypto sentiment drops amid unease over US market structure bill 2026-01-16 at 06:31 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The Crypto Fear & Greed Index slipped by 12 points to “neutral” on Friday amid heightened anxiety over the future of a long-awaited crypto bill in the US. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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DeadLock ransomware hides using exploited Polygon smart contracts

DeadLock ransomware hides using exploited Polygon smart contracts 2026-01-16 at 06:31 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Group-IB found a ransomware dubbed DeadLock that is exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy addresses to evade takedowns. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Nexo to pay $500K fine to California regulator over ‘risky loans’

Nexo to pay $500K fine to California regulator over ‘risky loans’ 2026-01-16 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons California’s finance watchdog claims Nexo made nearly 5,500 loans to Californians without a valid license and did not properly assess their ability to repay. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Iran’s crypto ecosystem spikes to $7.8B amid mass protests: Chainalysis

Iran’s crypto ecosystem spikes to $7.8B amid mass protests: Chainalysis 2026-01-16 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Bitcoin has become an “element of resistance” in Iran, providing liquidity in an increasingly restricted economic environment, says Chainalysis. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Kaito winds down crypto-backed ‘Yaps’ as X bans payments for ‘AI slop’

Kaito winds down crypto-backed ‘Yaps’ as X bans payments for ‘AI slop’ 2026-01-16 at 03:24 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Kaito.ai and Cookie DAO tokens fell over 15% after X’s ban, a move X’s head of product Nikita Bier said should improve user experience on the social media platform. This article is an excerpt

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