2026

China-Linked UAT-8099 Targets IIS Servers in Asia with BadIIS SEO Malware 2026-01-30 at 15:28 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign attributed to a China-linked threat actor known as UAT-8099 that took place between late 2025 and early 2026. The activity, discovered by Cisco Talos, has targeted vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers located […]

OpenAI gives ChatGPT models the chop – two weeks’ notice, take it or leave it 2026-01-30 at 15:02 By Richard Speed GPT-4o gets second death sentence after last year’s reprieve, but this time barely anyone’s bothered OpenAI is sunsetting some of its ChatGPT models next month, a move it knows “will feel frustrating for some […]

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs see $1B outflows as crypto market tumbles 6% 2026-01-30 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue show. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

There is no trust in DeFi without proper risk management 2026-01-30 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Robert Schmitt DeFi’s composability creates cascading exploit risks while protocols handle risk idiosyncratically. Institutional adoption demands TradFi-style standardized frameworks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump says shutdown deal near, but markets remain on edge 2026-01-30 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben A tentative deal in Washington has eased some shutdown fears, but with key votes still pending, crypto, gold and silver are trading through liquidity jitters and foreign policy risk. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Phones down, brooms up: HashiCorp co-founder lectures business hopefuls 2026-01-30 at 14:37 By Paul Kunert Stock management also important, says Mitchell Hashimoto HashiCorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto took to X this week to unveil the secret of workplace success: stay off your phone, sweep the floor, and clean the machines after that.… This article is an […]

Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam’s clouds and go EU‑native 2026-01-30 at 13:49 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Just because you’re paranoid about digital sovereignty doesn’t mean they’re not after you Opinion  I’m an eighth-generation American, and let me tell you, I wouldn’t trust my data, secrets, or services to a US company these days for […]

Badges, Bytes and Blackmail 2026-01-30 at 13:49 By Behind the scenes of law enforcement in cyber: what do we know about caught cybercriminals? What brought them in, where do they come from and what was their function in the crimescape? Introduction: One view on the scattered fight against cybercrime The growing sophistication and diversification of […]

Bitcoin’s ‘miner exodus’ could push BTC price below $60K 2026-01-30 at 13:39 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin loses crucial $84K support: How low can BTC price go? 2026-01-30 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale BTC could drop to as low as $50,000 in the worst-case scenario after BTC price failed to hold the important $84,000 support level. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Binance to convert $1B SAFU reserves into Bitcoin within 30 days 2026-01-30 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The shift takes Binance’s insurance-style fund out of US dollar-pegged assets and into Bitcoin within 30 days, raising questions about user protection. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bybit’s neobank plans test crypto exchanges’ push into banking 2026-01-30 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bybit’s upcoming neobank launch via Tether-backed Pave Bank highlights the regulatory hurdles and challenges that crypto exchanges face when entering traditional finance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Mechanical mutts make it official: Now full-time at Sellafield’s hot zones 2026-01-30 at 12:41 By Joe Fay Spot’s new cleanup gig involves gamma rays, alpha particles, and considerably less PPE than fleshy colleagues Bark!Bark!Bark!  Sellafield Ltd is to use Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dogs in “routine, business-as-usual operations” amid the ongoing cleanup and decommissioning of […]

NS&I’s IT car crash considers cutting legacy links to stop the bleeding 2026-01-30 at 11:34 By Lindsay Clark £1.3B over budget and four years late, bank searches for a way to not to bust new timetable and funding pot A British state-owned bank is reconfiguring its modernization project, including considering reducing connections with legacy systems, […]

DOJ finalizes $400M crypto forfeiture in Helix Bitcoin mixer case 2026-01-30 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra A final court order transfers the legal title of seized cryptocurrency and assets to the US government, closing a case tied to Helix’s operations from 2014 to 2017. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]