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Daxin Resurfaces in Taiwan Alongside Stupig Pre-Login SYSTEM Backdoor

Daxin Resurfaces in Taiwan Alongside Stupig Pre-Login SYSTEM Backdoor 2026-07-16 at 16:41 By An advanced malware previously attributed to a China-linked threat actor has resurfaced after more than four years within a Taiwan manufacturing firm, along with a previously unreported backdoor dubbed Stupig. Daxin (“srt64.sys”), as the kernel-mode rootkit is referred to, was first documented […]

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Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure

Alpaca raises $135M to fund tokenized agent-first infrastructure 2026-07-16 at 16:34 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin The BNP-backed brokerage infrastructure provider is expanding into tokenized markets and AI-native financial services as both DeFi and TradFi companies pursue onchain business. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Gambling on random Pokémon cards: Onchain gagcha hits record high as crypto sinks

Gambling on random Pokémon cards: Onchain gagcha hits record high as crypto sinks 2026-07-16 at 16:30 By Cointelegraph by Artem G Users spent a record $324 million on onchain gacha in June, even as Bitcoin hit a 21-month low. The thrill of scoring a top Pokemon card from a random pack is becoming big business

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CISA folds its own hard-won lessons into coordinated vulnerability disclosure guidance

CISA folds its own hard-won lessons into coordinated vulnerability disclosure guidance 2026-07-16 at 16:23 By Zeljka Zorz On Wednesday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and four allied cyber authorities published a guide telling software vendors how to build a coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) program. Six days earlier, CISA published a blog post

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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK

Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK 2026-07-16 at 16:21 By Eduard Kovacs Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL). The post Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to Jail in UK appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko

Prediction markets defy crypto downturn with record Q2 volume: CoinGecko 2026-07-16 at 16:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Prediction markets reached a record $113.8 billion in notional volume in Q2 as spot CEX trading, derivatives volume and stablecoin market cap declined. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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AI Data Centers Are Being Built Faster Than They Can Be Secured

AI Data Centers Are Being Built Faster Than They Can Be Secured 2026-07-16 at 16:00 By Kevin Townsend AI infrastructure introduces new security risks that traditional data center designs were never built to handle. The post AI Data Centers Are Being Built Faster Than They Can Be Secured appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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New TELEPUZ Malware Spreads via ClickFix to Steal Data and Run Commands

New TELEPUZ Malware Spreads via ClickFix to Steal Data and Run Commands 2026-07-16 at 15:50 By Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new modular malware called TELEPUZ that’s been spreading via websites infected with ClickFix lures since late April 2026. “The malware is full-featured, lightweight, and modular,” Elastic Security Labs researcher Cyril François said

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‘ClickLock Stealer’ Bypasses macOS Security With Social Engineering, Process Killing

‘ClickLock Stealer’ Bypasses macOS Security With Social Engineering, Process Killing 2026-07-16 at 15:43 By Eduard Kovacs The new macOS malware has targeted at least 100 users to steal their passwords and cryptocurrency.  The post ‘ClickLock Stealer’ Bypasses macOS Security With Social Engineering, Process Killing appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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New ClickLock macOS Stealer Kills Apps Every 210ms Until Victims Type Their Password

New ClickLock macOS Stealer Kills Apps Every 210ms Until Victims Type Their Password 2026-07-16 at 15:33 By ClickLock Stealer, a new macOS infostealer, answers a victim’s refusal by killing their apps on a loop until they hand over the login password. It arrives as a command pasted into Terminal, asks for the password behind a

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Russian cybercriminal used jailbroken Gemini CLI to rebuild botnet infrastructure in six minutes

Russian cybercriminal used jailbroken Gemini CLI to rebuild botnet infrastructure in six minutes 2026-07-16 at 15:08 By Sinisa Markovic A Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” used a jailbroken Gemini CLI, Google’s open-source terminal-based AI agent, to deploy and operate a small command-and-control (C2) botnet, according to Trend Micro. Operational overview (Source: Trend Micro) In

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FATF urges faster crypto AML enforcement as stablecoin crime increases

FATF urges faster crypto AML enforcement as stablecoin crime increases 2026-07-16 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The global task force said criminal networks are using stablecoins and developing proprietary tokens to evade asset freezes as countries struggle to enforce crypto AML rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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ValorC3 extends SaaS protection with immutable cloud backups

ValorC3 extends SaaS protection with immutable cloud backups 2026-07-16 at 14:48 By Industry News ValorC3 Data Centers today announced the general availability of Backup as a Service, a fully managed offering that protects the SaaS data businesses rely on most, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Salesforce. Every backup is immutable, so data stays recoverable

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ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim

ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim 2026-07-16 at 14:35 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of decentralized finance, saying institutions will increasingly rely on DeFi rails. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

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Intruder brings AI-powered, on-demand penetration testing to web applications

Intruder brings AI-powered, on-demand penetration testing to web applications 2026-07-16 at 14:30 By Industry News Intruder has announced the launch of AI Pentesting for web applications, providing on-demand penetration testing. Following its initial release of issue-level investigations last quarter, the platform now allows organizations to securely connect their codebases via GitHub or GitLab to automatically

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Oak Emerges From Stealth Mode With $60 Million in Funding

Oak Emerges From Stealth Mode With $60 Million in Funding 2026-07-16 at 14:23 By Ionut Arghire The startup has built an AI-powered Identity Operating System that governs all identities across an organization’s environment. The post Oak Emerges From Stealth Mode With $60 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF

US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF 2026-07-16 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below 1%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Unpatched Shark Vacuum Flaw Could Let Attackers Control Other Vacuums Region-Wide

Unpatched Shark Vacuum Flaw Could Let Attackers Control Other Vacuums Region-Wide 2026-07-16 at 14:05 By Pull the certificate off the flash of a Shark RV2320EDUS robot vacuum, and you can run root commands on other people’s Shark vacuums across the same AWS region: watch the camera, drive the robot, read the map of the house,

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Splunk, Zoom Patch Critical Vulnerabilities

Splunk, Zoom Patch Critical Vulnerabilities 2026-07-16 at 13:54 By Ionut Arghire The flaws could allow attackers to access credentials and data, take over accounts, and escalate their privileges. The post Splunk, Zoom Patch Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis

Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis 2026-07-16 at 13:33 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Visa and Artemis found that infrastructure bottlenecks are preventing broader commercial adoption of the autonomous AI agent economy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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