August 2026

Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push

Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push 2026-08-04 at 05:58 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems

New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems 2026-08-04 at 04:54 By Mike Lennon The grants will help local governments assess and improve cyber defenses amid a multistate campaign targeting water and wastewater infrastructure. The post New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems appeared first on

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Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts

Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts 2026-08-04 at 03:03 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and patch them. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bessent’s top crypto adviser Tyler Williams exits US Treasury: Report

Bessent’s top crypto adviser Tyler Williams exits US Treasury: Report 2026-08-04 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users

18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users 2026-08-03 at 22:28 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, targeted software supply chain attack targeting Chinese-speaking environments. One of

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New California law will change the internet forever as ‘digital fingerprints’ added

New California law will change the internet forever as ‘digital fingerprints’ added 2026-08-03 at 21:28 By Marissa Matozzo The goal is to make the internet a little less of a Wild West. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in over 40 years in Virginia

NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in over 40 years in Virginia 2026-08-03 at 20:00 By Fox News NASA opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years Friday, marking a milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX aims to shake off AI spending fears, stock slump in first-ever earnings report

Elon Musk’s SpaceX aims to shake off AI spending fears, stock slump in first-ever earnings report 2026-08-03 at 19:56 By Thomas Barrabi SpaceX, which has lost more than $500 billion in market value since its debut in June, will announce its second-quarter results after the bell alongside chipmaker AMD. Tech stocks have been under pressure

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Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain

Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain 2026-08-03 at 19:46 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Google Password Manager Attacks Could Let Malware Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts

Google Password Manager Attacks Could Let Malware Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts 2026-08-03 at 19:24 By Malware running as an ordinary user on a Windows machine can sign into a victim’s passkey-protected accounts without a fingerprint, a PIN, or anything at all appearing on the victim’s screen. Unit 42 detailed three attack paths against Chrome’s Google Password

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INC Ransomware Emerges as Dominant Actor Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaws

INC Ransomware Emerges as Dominant Actor Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaws 2026-08-03 at 19:15 By The INC Ransomware operation has emerged as the “dominant threat actor” exploiting the recently disclosed security flaws in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series VPN appliances. In a report published over the weekend, Resecurity said it observed the INC

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BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves

BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves 2026-08-03 at 19:13 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS Act. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1)

Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1) 2026-08-03 at 18:50 By SecurityWeek News Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1) appeared first on

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The Assets You Don’t Know You Own: Attack Surface Sprawl Is a Discovery Problem, Not a Tooling Problem

The Assets You Don’t Know You Own: Attack Surface Sprawl Is a Discovery Problem, Not a Tooling Problem 2026-08-03 at 18:48 By Ashish Khaitan Modern organizations no longer operate within a fixed network perimeter. Cloud services, remote work, third-party integrations, and rapid digital expansion have made the boundary between “inside” and “outside” for the enterprise increasingly difficult

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Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion

Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion 2026-08-03 at 18:32 By SecurityWeek News The payments giant says BioCatch’s behavioral and device intelligence will help financial institutions combat account takeovers, scams and other forms of digital fraud. The post Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Attackers exploit N-able N-central flaw to reach managed endpoints (CVE-2026-18577)

Attackers exploit N-able N-central flaw to reach managed endpoints (CVE-2026-18577) 2026-08-03 at 17:33 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-18577) in N-able N-central, a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution widely used by managed service providers, to gain access to managed endpoints. How the flaw was discovered “On July 31, 2026,

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US hints at more yen intervention: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

US hints at more yen intervention: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week 2026-08-03 at 17:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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