2026

Exposure Assessment Platforms Signal a Shift in Focus 2026-01-21 at 13:17 By Gartner® doesn’t create new categories lightly. Generally speaking, a new acronym only emerges when the industry’s collective “to-do list” has become mathematically impossible to complete. And so it seems that the introduction of the Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAP) category is a formal admission […]

Child safety or age-gating for all? UK social media ban plan draws fire 2026-01-21 at 12:17 By Carly Page Open Rights Group says plans would create serious privacy risks The UK government’s proposed ban on under-16s using social media would amount to building a mass age-verification system for the entire internet, creating “serious risks to

Chainlit AI Framework Flaws Enable Data Theft via File Read and SSRF Bugs 2026-01-21 at 12:17 By Security vulnerabilities were uncovered in the popular open-source artificial intelligence (AI) framework Chainlit that could allow attackers to steal sensitive data, which may allow for lateral movement within a susceptible organization. Zafran Security said the high-severity flaws, collectively

VoidLink Linux Malware Framework Built with AI Assistance Reaches 88,000 Lines of Code 2026-01-21 at 12:17 By The recently discovered sophisticated Linux malware framework known as VoidLink is assessed to have been developed by a single person with assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) model. That’s according to new findings from Check Point Research, which

Solana Mobile launches SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users 2026-01-21 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Solana Mobile’s airdrop of almost 2 billion SKR tokens for 100,000 Seeker users is claimable for 90 days, with staking rewards starting immediately. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Aave refocuses on DeFi, hands Lens stewardship to Mask Network 2026-01-21 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Mask Network will lead consumer-facing product execution on Lens, while Aave steps back to an advisory role focused on protocol infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kids learn computer theory with wood, cardboard, and hot glue 2026-01-21 at 11:32 By Richard Speed Behold the cardboard ENIAC Students at an Arizona school have built a full-scale replica of ENIAC, marking 80 years since the dedication of the computer at the University of Pennsylvania.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Nansen launches AI crypto trading tools on Base, Solana 2026-01-21 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The new AI-powered crypto trading platforms are aimed at replacing traditional trading charts and order books with trading execution offered through natural language processing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Galaxy to launch $100M hedge fund to bet on rising, falling crypto prices 2026-01-21 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Galaxy plans to deploy a new hedge fund strategy that targets both crypto tokens and traditional financial stocks as the “up-only” phase fades. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bhutan to deploy Sei validator in Q1, eyes tokenization collab 2026-01-21 at 09:20 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Bhutan is adding to its growing list of blockchain initiatives. It already runs a Bitcoin mining operation and also launched a self-sovereign ID system powered by Ethereum. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

ATM takes a kicking yet keeps on ticking 2026-01-21 at 09:20 By Richard Speed But who is paying to keep the lights on? Bork!Bork!Bork!  Sometimes technology is made of sterner stuff than we give credit for, such as this ATM, which has clung on to life – and power – despite the indignities heaped upon

LastPass Warns of Fake Maintenance Messages Targeting Users’ Master Passwords 2026-01-21 at 09:20 By LastPass is alerting users to a new active phishing campaign that’s impersonating the password management service, which aims to trick users into giving up their master passwords. The campaign, which began on or around January 19, 2026, involves sending phishing emails

CERT/CC Warns binary-parser Bug Allows Node.js Privilege-Level Code Execution 2026-01-21 at 09:20 By A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular binary-parser npm library that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary JavaScript. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1245 (CVSS score: N/A), affects all versions of the module prior to version 2.3.0,

Grayscale files to convert NEAR Protocol Trust into ETF on NYSE Arca 2026-01-21 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Grayscale continued its pattern of trust-to-ETF conversions with the NEAR Trust despite declining fund performance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source