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Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher

Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher 2026-08-21 at 18:50 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet

Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet 2026-08-21 at 18:41 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that’s specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun. Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve […]

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In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable to Stop Hackers, GitHub Denies AI Caused Bug

In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable to Stop Hackers, GitHub Denies AI Caused Bug 2026-08-21 at 18:11 By SecurityWeek News Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Threema DDoS attack, Evooo1Bot Linux botnet, Crypto4A secures top-tier NIST certification. The post In Other News: Zombie Card Attack, T-Mobile Cut Cable […]

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Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini

Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini 2026-08-21 at 17:34 By Kevin Townsend Researchers say the new ‘Cryptographic Context Injection’ technique conceals malicious instructions until they are decrypted inside a trusted execution environment. The post Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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New Phishing Toolkit Uses Passkeys to Maintain Access After Password Resets

New Phishing Toolkit Uses Passkeys to Maintain Access After Password Resets 2026-08-21 at 17:22 By Kevin Townsend Researchers say iAuthFlow V2 can register an attacker-controlled passkey, enabling persistent access even after passwords are changed and active sessions revoked. The post New Phishing Toolkit Uses Passkeys to Maintain Access After Password Resets appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host

Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host 2026-08-21 at 15:26 By Ionut Arghire The type confusion bug can lead to V8 sandbox escape and control-flow hijacking of the host process. The post Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Critical Microsoft Entra ID vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-69836)

Critical Microsoft Entra ID vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-69836) 2026-08-21 at 15:20 By Sinisa Markovic Microsoft has patched a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-69836) in Entra ID, reportedly exploited in the wild. Entra ID is Microsoft’s cloud identity service, formerly Azure Active Directory, that verifies logins and controls access to Microsoft 365, Azure, […]

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Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware

Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware 2026-08-21 at 14:47 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are impersonating popular AI brands like Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot to spread information stealers, backdoors, malicious browser extensions, and other malware, according to Sophos. Overview of MDR cases with AI involvement (Source: Sophos) Sophos X-Ops reviewed 12 months of […]

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Wazuh and AI For Enhanced SOC Workflows

Wazuh and AI For Enhanced SOC Workflows 2026-08-21 at 14:21 By Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of this decade’s defining technologies. From healthcare and finance to manufacturing and education, organizations increasingly rely on AI to automate repetitive tasks, uncover patterns hidden within large datasets, and support faster decision-making. Cybersecurity has experienced a similar transformation. […]

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Mamdani, the DSA and the Teamsters are lining up against Amazon in NYC — here’s how it could backfire spectacularly

Mamdani, the DSA and the Teamsters are lining up against Amazon in NYC — here’s how it could backfire spectacularly 2026-08-21 at 14:00 By Charles Gasparino A local ordinance would ban the online retailer and similar businesses from using subcontractors for its deliveries.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York […]

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Brides are refusing to give up their fitness trackers at their weddings — and some are getting creative

Brides are refusing to give up their fitness trackers at their weddings — and some are getting creative 2026-08-21 at 13:29 By McKenzie Beard Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue — and a wearable tucked in your garter to track the stress, too. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | […]

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Cisco Patches Nine Crosswork and Secure Workload Flaws, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0

Cisco Patches Nine Crosswork and Secure Workload Flaws, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0 2026-08-21 at 13:03 By Cisco has published another round of security updates for Crosswork platforms and Secure Workload Software as part of a continued comprehensive internal security review. Four of the security vulnerabilities affect Crosswork Data Gateway, Crosswork Network Controller, and Crosswork Planning, […]

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Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers

Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers 2026-08-21 at 12:23 By Ionut Arghire Hackers pushed a poisoned arrayref version that added a dependency to fetch a malicious payload from a remote server. The post Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind

Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind 2026-08-21 at 11:41 By Eduard Kovacs Two industry surveys released this week by Kiteworks and CyberSheath paint a consistent picture of the defense industrial base. The post Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Microsoft Rolls Out 22 Fresh Security Patches

Microsoft Rolls Out 22 Fresh Security Patches 2026-08-21 at 11:12 By Ionut Arghire Most of the fixes resolve code execution, privilege escalation, and information disclosure vulnerabilities. The post Microsoft Rolls Out 22 Fresh Security Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Citrix urges customers to fix critical NetScaler authentication bypass (CVE-2026-19490)

Citrix urges customers to fix critical NetScaler authentication bypass (CVE-2026-19490) 2026-08-21 at 10:55 By Sinisa Markovic Citrix has patched two vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2026-19490, and is urging customers to upgrade affected appliances as soon as possible. “We strongly recommend that customers review the […]

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Endpoint Blind Spots: The 5 Places Ransomware Hides Before It Detonates

Endpoint Blind Spots: The 5 Places Ransomware Hides Before It Detonates 2026-08-21 at 10:51 By Ashish Khaitan Ransomware rarely appears out of nowhere. Before encryption, extortion, or data theft begins, attackers often spend time establishing access, stealing credentials, moving laterally, and identifying valuable systems. These activities occur during the ransomware pre-execution phase, when malicious activity […]

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Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October

Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October 2026-08-21 at 10:50 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August’s total to a 2026 high of $2.07 billion as Bitcoin traded above $75,000 and Ether climbed to $2,357. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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