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  • Court grants 60-day pause of SEC, Ripple appeals case

    Court grants 60-day pause of SEC, Ripple appeals case 2025-04-16 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright An appellate court has granted a joint request from Ripple Labs and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pause an appeal in a 2020 SEC case against Ripple amid settlement negotiations. In an April 16 filing in…

  • Price predictions 4/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX

    Price predictions 4/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX 2025-04-16 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $85,000, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low at $83,000. The short-term price action remains susceptible to news related to the US tariffs and the…

  • Securitize manages $38B with acquisition of MG Stover admin business

    Securitize manages $38B with acquisition of MG Stover admin business 2025-04-16 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Tokenization company Securitize has expanded its digital asset operations by acquiring MG Stover’s fund administration business, in a move the company said has significantly grown its assets under management and ability to serve institutional clients. With the…

  • Microsoft blames ‘latent code issue’ after Windows 11 upgrades sneak past admin blockades

    Microsoft blames ‘latent code issue’ after Windows 11 upgrades sneak past admin blockades 2025-04-16 at 21:01 By Richard Speed Intune policies turn out to be mere suggestions Microsoft has admitted that some users are being offered Windows 11 upgrades despite Intune policies configured otherwise.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

  • Figma bucks market trends, plunges into IPO waters after Adobe’s failed buyout

    Figma bucks market trends, plunges into IPO waters after Adobe’s failed buyout 2025-04-16 at 21:01 By Brandon Vigliarolo Timing not ideal with Wall Street fearing recession It’s been a little over a year since Adobe abandoned its plans to purchase web-based design tool Figma. Now, the smaller of the two app makers is bucking market…

  • Tesla suspends importing Cybercab, Semi parts from China as Trump tariff war wages on: report

    Tesla suspends importing Cybercab, Semi parts from China as Trump tariff war wages on: report 2025-04-16 at 20:32 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk’s Tesla has reportedly halted imports from China of car parts needed for its upcoming Cybercab and Semi electric truck due to the impact of President Trump’s trade war with Beijing. This article…

  • Experts Uncover Four New Privilege Escalation Flaws in Windows Task Scheduler

    Experts Uncover Four New Privilege Escalation Flaws in Windows Task Scheduler 2025-04-16 at 20:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed four different vulnerabilities in a core component of the Windows task scheduling service that could be exploited by local attackers to achieve privilege escalation and erase logs to cover up evidence of malicious activities. The issues…

  • Bitwise lists four crypto ETPs on London stock exchange

    Bitwise lists four crypto ETPs on London stock exchange 2025-04-16 at 20:08 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Asset manager Bitwise has listed four Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) exchange-traded products on the London Stock Exchange, expanding its presence in the European region. The listings include the Bitwise Core Bitcoin ETP, the Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP,…

  • CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA – and maybe a new home

    CVE program gets last-minute funding from CISA – and maybe a new home 2025-04-16 at 20:08 By Jessica Lyons Feds extend vulnerability nerve-center contract at 11th hour In an 11th-hour reprieve, the US government last night agreed to continue funding the globally used Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program.… This article is an excerpt from…

  • Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg initially offered FTC a mere $450M in failed bid to settle antitrust case: report

    Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg initially offered FTC a mere $450M in failed bid to settle antitrust case: report 2025-04-16 at 19:52 By Thomas Barrabi Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly extended a paltry offer of just $450 million to settle the landmark FTC antitrust case that could result in the company’s breakup. This article is an excerpt from…

  • MITRE CVE Program Gets Last-Hour Funding Reprieve

    MITRE CVE Program Gets Last-Hour Funding Reprieve 2025-04-16 at 19:36 By Ryan Naraine The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA has “executed the option period on the contract” to keep the vulnerability catalog operational. The post MITRE CVE Program Gets Last-Hour Funding Reprieve appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • Market maker deals are quietly killing crypto projects

    Market maker deals are quietly killing crypto projects 2025-04-16 at 19:18 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The right market maker can be a launchpad for a cryptocurrency project, opening the door to major exchanges and providing valuable liquidity to ensure a token is tradeable — but when the wrong incentives are baked into the deal,…

  • Bitcoin tipped for 2023-style rebound as Goldman says dollar ‘overvalued’

    Bitcoin tipped for 2023-style rebound as Goldman says dollar ‘overvalued’ 2025-04-16 at 19:18 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) centered on $84,000 at the April 16 Wall Street open amid hopes that a weak US dollar would fuel a bull market comeback. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin analysis calls for 2023 rally repeat…

  • 20 years on, DART still a masterclass in how not to rendezvous in orbit

    20 years on, DART still a masterclass in how not to rendezvous in orbit 2025-04-16 at 18:41 By Richard Speed Two decades have passed since NASA made two spacecraft collide It is twenty years since NASA’s DART mission collided with a satellite after depleting its fuel during a rendezvous attempt.… This article is an excerpt…

  • Emerging markets need boutique market-making to reach their full potential

    Emerging markets need boutique market-making to reach their full potential 2025-04-16 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Mārtiņš Beņķītis Opinion by: Mārtiņš Beņķītis, co-founder and CEO of Gravity Team As crypto adoption plateaus in some developed nations, emerging markets have led the charge for adoption. Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America have become rapid growth centers,…

  • Mantra post-OM token crash statement leaves key questions unanswered

    Mantra post-OM token crash statement leaves key questions unanswered 2025-04-16 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Troubled decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Mantra released an official statement addressing the reasons for a 92% flash crash of its OM token on April 13. An April 16 announcement titled “Statement of Events: 13 April 2025” reiterates that the…

  • Law firm ‘didn’t think’ data theft was a breach, says ICO. Now it’s nursing a £60K fine

    Law firm ‘didn’t think’ data theft was a breach, says ICO. Now it’s nursing a £60K fine 2025-04-16 at 18:03 By Paul Kunert DPP Law is appealing against data watchdog’s conclusions A law firm is appealing against a £60,000 fine from the UK’s data watchdog after 32 GB of personal information was stolen from its…

  • Hacker accessed customer information in Hertz data breach

    Hacker accessed customer information in Hertz data breach 2025-04-16 at 18:03 By Car rental service Hertz experienced a data breach that may have compromised sensitive customer information.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • MITRE set to lose funding today, CISA intervenes

    MITRE set to lose funding today, CISA intervenes 2025-04-16 at 18:03 By CISA has extended MITRE’s funding, and security leaders are sharing their thoughts.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Real estate fintech Janover doubles Solana holdings with $10.5M buy

    Real estate fintech Janover doubles Solana holdings with $10.5M buy 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Real estate-focused financial technology firm Janover has acquired 80,567 Solana tokens for roughly $10.5 million. According to an April 15 announcement, with its latest purchase, Janover’s Solana (SOL) holdings reached 163,651.7 — worth about $21.2 million, including…

  • UFC boss Dana White becomes VeChain adviser to push blockchain mainstream

    UFC boss Dana White becomes VeChain adviser to push blockchain mainstream 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain platform focused on real-world applications, has added Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White as its newest official adviser to raise more mainstream awareness of blockchain technology. White, also the founder of…

  • AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed

    AWS claims 50% of Azure workloads would jump ship if licensing costs allowed 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Paul Kunert Bezos’ biz and Google tell regulator higher cost of running Windows Server in their clouds isn’t fair AWS estimates that half of the workloads Microsoft enterprise customers run on Azure would migrate to its own datacenters…

  • ASML hits targets but orders sag as Trump trolls markets

    ASML hits targets but orders sag as Trump trolls markets 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Dan Robinson Dutch lithography king sticks to €35B forecast despite investor jitters Euro tech giant ASML hit its revenue guidance last quarter and still expects the coffers to swell this year, but order bookings are down as Trump’s tariff turmoil casts…

  • Trustwave Named a Representative Vendor in 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services

    Trustwave Named a Representative Vendor in 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By For the second consecutive year, Trustwave has been named a Representative Vendor in the just-released 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React…

  • Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform provides visibility into cryptographic risk posture

    Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform provides visibility into cryptographic risk posture 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Industry News Entrust announced the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform, a unified, end-to-end cryptographic security management solution for keys, secrets, and certificates. Cyberattacks on data security and identity systems are exploding in scale and sophistication. Traditional approaches to securing data and identities…

  • Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again)

    Cozy Bear targets EU diplomats with wine-tasting invites (again) 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Zeljka Zorz APT29 (aka Cozy Bear, aka Midnight Blizzard) is, once again, targeting European diplomats with fake invitations to wine-tasting events, Check Point researchers have shared. Cozy Bear uses wine-tastings and dinners as a lure In early 2024, Zscaler flagged a low-volume…

  • MITRE CVE has run out of funding, security leaders respond

    MITRE CVE has run out of funding, security leaders respond 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Security leaders respond to the news that MITRE’s funding has run out.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Many Mobile Apps Fail Basic Security—Posing Serious Risks to Enterprises

    Many Mobile Apps Fail Basic Security—Posing Serious Risks to Enterprises 2025-04-16 at 17:40 By Kevin Townsend Top-ranked mobile apps found using hardcoded keys and exposed cloud buckets. The post Many Mobile Apps Fail Basic Security—Posing Serious Risks to Enterprises appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to…

  • Pillar Security Banks $9M for AI Security Guardrails

    Pillar Security Banks $9M for AI Security Guardrails 2025-04-16 at 16:48 By Ryan Naraine Shield Capital leads a $9 million seed-stage funding round for Israeli startup building technologies for AI security and privacy guardrails. The post Pillar Security Banks $9M for AI Security Guardrails appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Google Blocked 5.1B Harmful Ads and Suspended 39.2M Advertiser Accounts in 2024

    Google Blocked 5.1B Harmful Ads and Suspended 39.2M Advertiser Accounts in 2024 2025-04-16 at 16:48 By Google on Wednesday revealed that it suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, with a majority of them identified and blocked by its systems before it could serve harmful ads to users. In all, the tech giant said…

  • Cyware strengthens threat intelligence management

    Cyware strengthens threat intelligence management 2025-04-16 at 16:01 By Industry News Cyware has added Compromised Credential Management to the Cyware Intel Packaged Solution, a pre-configured threat intelligence program-in-a-box that enables security teams to operationalize threat intelligence faster by eliminating complex integrations and configurations. Built on Cyware Intel Exchange and pre-bundled with Team Cymru premium threat…

  • Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite

    Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite 2025-04-16 at 15:45 By Iain Thomson Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age Russia never stops using proven tactics, and its Cozy Bear, aka APT 29, cyber-spies are once again trying to lure European diplomats into downloading malware with a phony invitation to a lux…

  • Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec

    Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec 2025-04-16 at 15:22 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury…

  • Ethereum L2 development is ‘double-edged sword’ for ETH value

    Ethereum L2 development is ‘double-edged sword’ for ETH value 2025-04-16 at 15:22 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Ethereum’s push toward layer-2 (L2) blockchain scalability may be a double-edged sword for Ether, potentially weakening the value accrual of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, according to a new report from Binance Research. The report suggests that Ethereum’s L2…

  • Bitcoin could hit $1M if US buys 1M BTC — Bitcoin Policy Institute

    Bitcoin could hit $1M if US buys 1M BTC — Bitcoin Policy Institute 2025-04-16 at 15:22 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra A Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) executive floated a $1 million Bitcoin price scenario if the United States were to buy 1 million BTC.  In a Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Zach Shapiro, the head of policy…

  • Security industry mourns the loss of Keith Oringer

    Security industry mourns the loss of Keith Oringer 2025-04-16 at 15:21 By Keith Oringer, Founder and President of Security ProAdvisors, passed away on April 11, 2025.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Ransomware Group Claims Hacking of Oregon Regulator After Data Breach Denial

    Ransomware Group Claims Hacking of Oregon Regulator After Data Breach Denial 2025-04-16 at 15:21 By Eduard Kovacs The Rhysida ransomware gang claims to have stolen 2.5 Tb of files from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The post Ransomware Group Claims Hacking of Oregon Regulator After Data Breach Denial appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…

  • Gamma AI Platform Abused in Phishing Chain to Spoof Microsoft SharePoint Logins

    Gamma AI Platform Abused in Phishing Chain to Spoof Microsoft SharePoint Logins 2025-04-16 at 15:21 By Threat actors are leveraging an artificial intelligence (AI) powered presentation platform named Gamma in phishing attacks to direct unsuspecting users to spoofed Microsoft login pages. “Attackers weaponize Gamma, a relatively new AI-based presentation tool, to deliver a link to…

  • From Third-Party Vendors to U.S. Tariffs: The New Cyber Risks Facing Supply Chains

    From Third-Party Vendors to U.S. Tariffs: The New Cyber Risks Facing Supply Chains 2025-04-16 at 15:21 By Introduction Cyber threats targeting supply chains have become a growing concern for businesses across industries. As companies continue to expand their reliance on third-party vendors, cloud-based services, and global logistics networks, cybercriminals are exploiting vulnerabilities within these interconnected…

  • Funding uncertainty may spell the end of MITRE’s CVE program

    Funding uncertainty may spell the end of MITRE’s CVE program 2025-04-16 at 14:56 By Zeljka Zorz The future of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program hangs in the balance: MITRE, the not-for-profit US organization that runs it, could lose the US federal funding that helps them maintain it. But others have been waiting in…

  • Enhanced Version of ‘BPFDoor’ Linux Backdoor Seen in the Wild

    Enhanced Version of ‘BPFDoor’ Linux Backdoor Seen in the Wild 2025-04-16 at 14:55 By Ionut Arghire In recent attacks, the state-sponsored backdoor BPFDoor is using a controller to open a reverse shell and move laterally. The post Enhanced Version of ‘BPFDoor’ Linux Backdoor Seen in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield

    In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield 2025-04-16 at 14:44 By Connor Jones Outdated and misinformed legal presumptions at the heart of concerns Digital forensics in the UK is in need of reform, says one expert, as the deadline to advise the government on computer evidence rules arrives.… This…

  • Critical Vulnerability Found in Apache Roller Blog Server

    Critical Vulnerability Found in Apache Roller Blog Server 2025-04-16 at 14:44 By Ionut Arghire A critical vulnerability in Apache Roller could be used to maintain persistent access by reusing older sessions even after password changes. The post Critical Vulnerability Found in Apache Roller Blog Server appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from…

  • Microsoft hits Ctrl-Z after Teams trips over file sharing

    Microsoft hits Ctrl-Z after Teams trips over file sharing 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Richard Speed Maybe don’t push to production without properly testing first? Microsoft Teams experienced a file-sharing outage overnight that disrupted collaboration for many users and forced the software biz to roll back a recent backend change.… This article is an excerpt from…

  • Microsoft Warns of Node.js Abuse for Malware Delivery

    Microsoft Warns of Node.js Abuse for Malware Delivery 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs In the past months Microsoft has seen multiple campaigns involving Node.js to deliver malware and other malicious payloads. The post Microsoft Warns of Node.js Abuse for Malware Delivery appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

  • Chrome 135, Firefox 137 Updates Patch Severe Vulnerabilities

    Chrome 135, Firefox 137 Updates Patch Severe Vulnerabilities 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire Chrome 135 and Firefox 137 updates have been rolled out with patches for critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities. The post Chrome 135, Firefox 137 Updates Patch Severe Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source…

  • Oracle Patches 180 Vulnerabilities With April 2025 CPU

    Oracle Patches 180 Vulnerabilities With April 2025 CPU 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire Oracle’s April 2025 Critical Patch Update contains 378 security patches that resolve approximately 180 unique CVEs. The post Oracle Patches 180 Vulnerabilities With April 2025 CPU appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React…

  • New BPFDoor Controller Enables Stealthy Lateral Movement in Linux Server Attacks

    New BPFDoor Controller Enables Stealthy Lateral Movement in Linux Server Attacks 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new controller component associated with a known backdoor called BPFDoor as part of cyber attacks targeting telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors in South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt in 2024. “The controller could…

  • Product Walkthrough: A Look Inside Wing Security’s Layered SaaS Identity Defense

    Product Walkthrough: A Look Inside Wing Security’s Layered SaaS Identity Defense 2025-04-16 at 14:01 By Intro: Why hack in when you can log in? SaaS applications are the backbone of modern organizations, powering productivity and operational efficiency. But every new app introduces critical security risks through app integrations and multiple users, creating easy access points…

  • Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs

    Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs 2025-04-16 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments. Speaking at…

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