2026

Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe’s hotels to con staff into running malware 2026-01-06 at 16:34 By Carly Page Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls Russia-linked hackers are sneaking malware into European hotels and other hospitality outfits by tricking staff into installing it themselves through fake Windows Blue […]

Humongous 52-inch Dell monitor will make you feel like king of the internet with four screens in one 2026-01-06 at 16:20 By Avram Piltch Also: The XPS brand is back If you like to separate your workflow onto multiple monitors but hate the gap and bezel between screens, Dell’s new display was made for you.

Telegram revenue jumps to $870M in H1 2025; $2B full-year target: FT 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Telegram’s H1 2025 revenue climbed 65% to $870 million, while Toncoin write-downs and $500 million in frozen bonds have added pressure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Morgan Stanley files S-1s for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs in latest crypto push 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The investment banking giant’s filings for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs follow an uptick in investor demand for regulated crypto investment vehicles, driven by the new year’s “clean-slate” effect. This article is an excerpt from

Polymarket quietly introduces taker fees on 15-minute crypto markets 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Congress ctrl-Zs bulk of proposed cuts to NASA science 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Richard Speed Fate of Shuttle Discovery remains conspicuously unaddressed in FY2026 agreement text NASA’s budget battle took another turn this week as the US House and Senate Appropriations Committees released text rejecting proposed cuts to the space agency.… This article is an

Crypto wallet shop Ledger confirms customer data lifted in Global-e snafu 2026-01-06 at 14:53 By Connor Jones Order and contact details accessed via ecommerce partner, and phishing has begun Blockchain security biz Ledger says customer information was accessed in a breach at its ecommerce payment partner Global-e, and is warning that other brands using the

Fake Booking Emails Redirect Hotel Staff to Fake BSoD Pages Delivering DCRat 2026-01-06 at 14:53 By Source: Securonix Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed PHALT#BLYX that has leveraged ClickFix-style lures to display fixes for fake blue screen of death (BSoD) errors in attacks targeting the European hospitality sector. The end goal

UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow 2026-01-06 at 14:32 By Carly Page Digital rights campaigners say Britain’s dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to foreign law and political pressure The Open Rights Group is warning politicians that the UK is leaning far too heavily on US

BitMEX pushes into 24/7 stock perps as tokenized equities heat up 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indices, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain. This article is an excerpt

Bitcoin ETFs attract $697M in second trading day of 2026 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Spot Bitcoin ETFs have hauled in $1.1 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts pointing to a new year “clean-slate effect” driving digital asset demand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Is Venezuela hiding a 600K Bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results 2026-01-06 at 13:52 By Thomas Claburn Wanted: Chief Disinformation Officer to pollute company knowledge graphs Researchers affiliated with universities in China and Singapore have devised a technique to make stolen knowledge graph data useless if incorporated into a GraphRAG AI system without consent.… This

What is Identity Dark Matter? 2026-01-06 at 13:51 By The Invisible Half of the Identity Universe Identity used to live in one place – an LDAP directory, an HR system, a single IAM portal. Not anymore. Today, identity is fragmented across SaaS, on-prem, IaaS, PaaS, home-grown, and shadow applications. Each of these environments carries its

Bitcoin Core v30 bug risks fund loss during legacy wallet upgrades 2026-01-06 at 13:00 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Bitcoin Core urged users of versions 30.0 and 30.1 not to migrate legacy wallets after discovering a bug that can delete all files in a wallet directory if migration fails. This article is an excerpt from