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  • BlackRock reports $3B in digital asset inflows during Q1

    BlackRock reports $3B in digital asset inflows during Q1 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.6 trillion in assets under management, reported $84 billion in total net inflows in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 3% annualized growth in assets under management. The firm’s strong…

  • The whale, the hack and the psychological earthquake that hit HEX

    The whale, the hack and the psychological earthquake that hit HEX 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun An elderly crypto whale known as “HEX 19” lost nearly $4.5 million in a slow-moving hack that drained his staked HEX over multiple years.  At first, it looked like a HEX whale was cashing out. But…

  • Swedish MP proposes Bitcoin reserve to finance minister

    Swedish MP proposes Bitcoin reserve to finance minister 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A member of Sweden’s parliament proposed adding Bitcoin to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, suggesting increased openness to cryptocurrency adoption in Europe following recent moves by the United States. Swedish MP Rickard Nordin issued an open letter urging Finance…

  • Billions pour into AI as emissions rise – returns stay pitiful, say Stanford boffins

    Billions pour into AI as emissions rise – returns stay pitiful, say Stanford boffins 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Dan Robinson Models get bulkier, burnier, and bank-breakier AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally…

  • Span Cyber Security Arena 2025: Infosec leaders to discuss the future of digital defense

    Span Cyber Security Arena 2025: Infosec leaders to discuss the future of digital defense 2025-04-11 at 14:18 By Industry News Today, in the age of quantum threats, AI and sophisticated digital manipulations, the question is: where does the human factor end, and where does technology begin? This reality, primarily in the context of cybersecurity, will…

  • SonicWall Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in NetExtender

    SonicWall Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in NetExtender 2025-04-11 at 14:18 By Ionut Arghire SonicWall has released fixes for three vulnerabilities in NetExtender for Windows, including a high-severity bug. The post SonicWall Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in NetExtender appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

  • 1.6 Million People Impacted by Data Breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative

    1.6 Million People Impacted by Data Breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative 2025-04-11 at 13:51 By Ionut Arghire Laboratory Services Cooperative says the personal and medical information of 1.6 million was stolen in an October 2024 data breach. The post 1.6 Million People Impacted by Data Breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • This at-home cheek swab test can tell you your ‘biological age’ — we tested it out

    This at-home cheek swab test can tell you your ‘biological age’ — we tested it out 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Tracy Swartz “Many people that have written to us or I’ve talked to have used the test as inspiration to make really, really powerful life changes,” said Adiv Johnson, head of scientific affairs and education.…

  • Bollinger bands creator says Bitcoin forming ‘classic’ floor near $80K

    Bollinger bands creator says Bitcoin forming ‘classic’ floor near $80K 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) is exhibiting familiar “bottom” behavior at current prices, according to one of its best-known leading indicators.  In an X post on April 10, John Bollinger, creator of the Bollinger bands volatility metric, revealed good news…

  • SEC, Ripple file joint motion to pause appeals in XRP case

    SEC, Ripple file joint motion to pause appeals in XRP case 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The US Securities and Exchange Commission and blockchain payments firm Ripple agreed to pause their appeals in the ongoing XRP legal battle, signaling a potential move toward a final settlement. The SEC and Ripple agreed to…

  • Conor McGregor’s REAL memecoin: Everything you need to know

    Conor McGregor’s REAL memecoin: Everything you need to know 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya What Is REAL? Conor McGregor’s staking-enabled memecoin explained Conor McGregor, also known as “Notorious,” is an Irish mixed martial artist born in Dublin on July 14, 1988. He is renowned for his achievements in the Ultimate Fighting…

  • China Admitted to US That It Conducted Volt Typhoon Attacks: Report

    China Admitted to US That It Conducted Volt Typhoon Attacks: Report 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Eduard Kovacs In a secret meeting between Chinese and US officials, the former confirmed conducting cyberattacks on US infrastructure. The post China Admitted to US That It Conducted Volt Typhoon Attacks: Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • Rising Tides: Bryson Bort on Cyber Entrepreneurship and the Needed Focus on Critical Infrastructure

    Rising Tides: Bryson Bort on Cyber Entrepreneurship and the Needed Focus on Critical Infrastructure 2025-04-11 at 13:14 By Jennifer Leggio Very few people in the cybersecurity industry do not know, or know of, Bryson Bort. Yes, he’s the CEO/Founder of SCYTHE, but he’s also the co-founder of ICS Village (the next one at RSA Conference…

  • Southern Water uses Capita’s AI tool to flush customer complaints

    Southern Water uses Capita’s AI tool to flush customer complaints 2025-04-11 at 12:43 By Paul Kunert Hang on, wasn’t Capita already handling things like billing, etc? Ah, AgentSuite comes to the rescue Scandal struck UK utility company Southern Water is extending a long-running managed services contract with Capita, everyone’s favorite outsourcing badass, for up to…

  • Palo Alto Networks Warns of Brute-Force Attempts Targeting PAN-OS GlobalProtect Gateways

    Palo Alto Networks Warns of Brute-Force Attempts Targeting PAN-OS GlobalProtect Gateways 2025-04-11 at 12:20 By Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it’s observing brute-force login attempts against PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways, days after threat actors warned of a surge in suspicious login scanning activity targeting its appliances. “Our teams are observing evidence of activity consistent with…

  • SpyNote, BadBazaar, MOONSHINE Malware Target Android and iOS Users via Fake Apps

    SpyNote, BadBazaar, MOONSHINE Malware Target Android and iOS Users via Fake Apps 2025-04-11 at 12:20 By Cybersecurity researchers have found that threat actors are setting up deceptive websites hosted on newly registered domains to deliver a known Android malware called SpyNote. These bogus websites masquerade as Google Play Store install pages for apps like the…

  • Grayscale and Osprey end 2-year legal fight over Bitcoin ETF promotion

    Grayscale and Osprey end 2-year legal fight over Bitcoin ETF promotion 2025-04-11 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Asset managers Osprey Funds and Grayscale Investments agreed to settle a lawsuit over alleged violations of Connecticut law in the advertising and promotion of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).  According to an April 9 court filing,…

  • Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls

    Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls 2025-04-11 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The Illinois Senate by a vote of 39 to 17 passed a regulatory bill aimed at curbing cryptocurrency fraud and protecting investors from deceptive practices, including rug pulls and misleading fee structures. On April 10, the…

  • Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it

    Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it 2025-04-11 at 11:39 By Connor Jones Issues at the very top continue to worsen The UK government’s latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies…

  • Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

    Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers 2025-04-11 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US authorities have charged a tech app founder with fraud, alleging that his advertised artificial intelligence-powered e-commerce app actually relied on human workers in the Philippines. Albert Saniger of Barcelona, Spain, founder and former…

  • VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle

    VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle 2025-04-11 at 10:00 By Simon Sharwood A new alternative for those pondering what to do when vSphere 7.x goes end of life in October VMware has revealed another big upgrade is on the way, this time for its vSphere Foundation suite.… This article…

  • Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research

    Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons It may be too early for Bitcoiners to start getting bullish over the longer-term impacts of a potential recession on Bitcoin’s price, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen. Thielen said in an April 11 markets…

  • Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit

    Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto-critical US Senator Elizabeth Warren has led six Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to terminate its crypto investigations and prosecutions division. In an April 10 letter to Deputy Attorney General…

  • Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset

    Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Norah Beers, CISO at Grayscale, discusses key security challenges in managing crypto assets, adversary tactics, private key management, and securing both hot and cold wallets. From a threat modeling perspective, what unique adversary tactics do you…

  • OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

    OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By A newly disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) has come under active exploitation within a few hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score: 8.1), is an authorization bypass bug that could permit an attacker to create…

  • US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’

    US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’ 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a…

  • The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive

    The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Simon Sharwood Along with Celine Dion and Elton John – plus some good music too The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list…

  • Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty

    Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty 2025-04-11 at 08:18 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks increased by nearly 20% in 2024, and the severity rose by 13%, according to At-Bay. The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow as businesses impacted by attacks on vendors and partners increased 43%, while the average…

  • Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it)

    Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it) 2025-04-11 at 07:54 By Help Net Security Remote work is seen as more than a temporary solution, it’s a long-term strategy for many organizations. Remote work cybersecurity challenges Unsecured networks: Workers often operate from home or public Wi-Fi networks that don’t…

  • NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’

    NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’ 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to US congressional leaders urging “common sense” federal crypto regulations and to keep digital assets out of US pensions. “I am urging Congress to…

  • Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant

    Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin could hover in the low $80,000s in the near term if it fails to break through its next resistance level, CryptoQuant says, while other analysts predict the cryptocurrency will hit a fresh…

  • Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up?

    Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up? 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has outperformed the broader crypto market so far in April, rising over 104% versus SOL being down 2% for the week. As of April 10, it was trading for as…

  • iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android

    iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Help Net Security 2024 brought about countless new cybersecurity challenges including significant growth of the mobile threat landscape, according to Lookout. Threat actors, ranging from nation-states to individuals, are increasingly targeting mobile devices for the onset of their attacks to steal credentials…

  • The Block and Tackle of Turnarounds

    The Block and Tackle of Turnarounds 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By The Commanders’ experience demonstrates how important tone at the top is, as well as rallying around a common mission, vision, and culture. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • New infosec products of the week: April 11, 2025

    New infosec products of the week: April 11, 2025 2025-04-11 at 06:49 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Forescout, Index Engines, Jit, RunSafe Security, and Seal Security. Jit launches AI agents to ease AppSec workload Jit has launched its new AI agents…

  • Self-driving car maker Musk’s DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff

    Self-driving car maker Musk’s DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff 2025-04-11 at 06:16 By Iain Thomson Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam In February, Elon’s Musketeers at President Trump’s cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds…

  • Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

    Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida 2025-04-11 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Jody McDonald New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its Bitcoin reserve bill, HB302, in a 192-179 vote on April 10 which will…

  • SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto

    SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto 2025-04-11 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Securities and Exchange Commission staff have given guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto, saying companies issuing or dealing with tokens that could be securities should give better details about their…

  • Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck’s biz dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China

    Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck’s biz dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China 2025-04-11 at 04:16 By Iain Thomson Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing…

  • Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why devs won’t lose jobs to AI

    Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why devs won’t lose jobs to AI 2025-04-11 at 03:19 By Thomas Claburn Big G reckons this agentic AI speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who’ve used it aren’t so sure Cloud Next  Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as “a cloud-based agentic…

  • Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule

    Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule 2025-04-11 at 03:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service. The rule would have required DeFi platforms, such…

  • SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations

    SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities, Helium stated in an April 10 blog post.  Filed in January 2025, the…

  • HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services

    HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10…

  • North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act

    North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying “digital assets” be accepted as a legally recognized form of payment and for taxes. Although the language…

  • Return of Redis creator bears fruit with vector set data type

    Return of Redis creator bears fruit with vector set data type 2025-04-11 at 00:03 By Lindsay Clark LLM query caching also lands soon The return of Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo has borne fruit in the form of a new data type – vector sets – for the widely used cache-turned-multi-model database.… This article is an…

  • Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks

    Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks 2025-04-10 at 23:16 By Bernard Bautista and Kevin Adriano Ever thought an image file could be part of a cyber threat? The Trustwave SpiderLabs Email Security team has identified a major spike in SVG image-based attacks, where harmless-looking graphics are being used to hide dangerous links. This…

  • Teens Need Parental OK for Instagram Live and Nudity Settings

    Teens Need Parental OK for Instagram Live and Nudity Settings 2025-04-10 at 23:11 View original post at Safety Detectives Meta is adding new safety rules for teens on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Starting soon, anyone under 16 won’t be able to use Instagram Live or unblur possible nudity in direct messages unless their parents approve.…

  • Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

    Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but the…

  • Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle

    Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework, traders have come to expect distinct phases: accumulation, parabolic rallies,…

  • OpenAI slams ‘sham’ takeover bid by wannabe ‘AGI dictator’ Musk in countersuit

    OpenAI slams ‘sham’ takeover bid by wannabe ‘AGI dictator’ Musk in countersuit 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Billionaire ‘tried every tool available to harm’ us, says super lab, and it wants a judge to end ‘harassment’ OpenAI has countersued co-founder Elon Musk, accusing him of unlawful and unfair tactics to derail its restructuring plans…

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