2026

AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say 2026-02-04 at 23:28 By Jessica Lyons LLMs automated most phases of the attack A digital intruder broke into an AWS cloud environment and in just under 10 minutes went from initial access to administrative privileges, thanks to an AI speed […]

Anthropic cements its position as the not-OpenAI with no-ads pledge 2026-02-04 at 23:28 By Thomas Claburn As profit-starved AI companies scramble to monetize chat interactions, Claude bets on trust Anthropic has taken the high road by committing to keep its Claude AI model family free of advertising.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Bitcoin open interest falls by $55B in 30 days: What’s next for BTC price? 2026-02-04 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Futures traders drastically reduced their activity as Bitcoin’s weakness extends and new year-to-date lows become a daily occurrence. Cointelegraph reviews traders’ BTC price expectations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

AI anxiety batters software execs, costing them combined $62B: report 2026-02-04 at 21:47 By Ariel Zilber Eight of the 10 biggest wealth drops so far in 2026 have been among billionaires who built their fortunes in software, according to Bloomberg News. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View

US won’t ‘bail out’ Bitcoin, says Treasury Secretary Bessent 2026-02-04 at 21:10 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The comments came during Bessent’s Congressional testimony on Wednesday in a tense exchange with California Representative Brad Sherman. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Price predictions 2/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR 2026-02-04 at 21:10 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin price fell to a 15-month low of $72,169, leading one analyst to say a revisit of BTC’s realized price near $56,000 may occur in a few months. Do charts hint at a rebound

Bitnomial launches first US-regulated Tezos futures, allowing retail exposure to XTZ 2026-02-04 at 21:10 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The listing follows Bitnomial’s January launch of Aptos futures, as the exchange continues expanding US-regulated derivatives beyond Bitcoin and Ether. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug under attack 2026-02-04 at 20:57 By Jessica Lyons US agencies told to patch by Friday Attackers are exploiting a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug – less than a week after the vendor disclosed and fixed the 9.8-rated flaw. That’s according to America’s lead cyber-defense agency, which set a

Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models 2026-02-04 at 20:57 By Microsoft on Wednesday said it built a lightweight scanner that it said can detect backdoors in open-weight large language models (LLMs) and improve the overall trust in artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The tech giant’s AI Security team said the scanner

DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files 2026-02-04 at 20:57 By Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of “disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features” to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as

Rise of AI means companies could pass on SaaS 2026-02-04 at 20:06 By O’Ryan Johnson The writing is on the wall as AI companies race to add vertical functionality Software stocks have taken a beating over the last month as investors grow concerned that AI could put vertical SaaS vendors out of business.… This article

US Army looks for robots that can clean up chemical and bioweapons messes 2026-02-04 at 19:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-assisted threats It’s bot versus bot! Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-made biological and chemical weapons, the US Army has plans to fight autonomy with

Businesses spend $800B on jobs that could be done by AI, artificial intelligence platform claims 2026-02-04 at 19:16 By SWNS Based on the average office worker salary of those polled being $115,779, this equates to $3 billion lost each working day, research commissioned by Fyxer shows. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Server CPUs join memory in the supply shortage, pushing up prices 2026-02-04 at 19:16 By Dan Robinson Silicon manufacturing issues to blame Datacenter servers will face a double whammy this year as CPU supply constraints pile on top of an already severe memory shortage. Even so, shipments are still expected to grow at a double-digit

What Dubai’s ban on Monero and Zcash signals for regulated crypto 2026-02-04 at 19:08 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Dubai’s ban on privacy coins highlights how regulators are prioritizing transparency over anonymity in institutional crypto and regulated exchanges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Estonia hedges its bets on US tech while going all-in on Microsoft 2026-02-04 at 19:08 By SA Mathieson Riigi IT preps European escape plan as it herds civil servants into Redmond’s cloud An Estonian government IT agency is trialling European alternatives to US software providers, even as it moves many of the country’s civil servants

Epstein Files Leak Sensitive Data, Victim Information, and Credentials 2026-02-04 at 19:07 By Thousands of records released in relation to Jeffrey Epstein have been retracted due to inadequate redactions.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

XRP price slips below $1.60: How low can it go in February? 2026-02-04 at 18:18 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP’s bearish chart pattern signaled a possible price correction toward $1.22, fueled by declining demand and open interest. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft engineer speedruns Raspberry Pi magic smoke in five minutes 2026-02-04 at 18:18 By Richard Speed Only cool dudes should wear a HAT backward Microsoft is no stranger to things breaking unexpectedly – and now one of its engineers has added a Raspberry Pi to the list.… This article is an excerpt from The Register