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Bitcoin $1B daily realized profits signal ‘late-stage bull market’ 2025-05-07 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin investors are making the most of the highest price levels in several months by cashing out profits. These are averaging $1 billion per day, leading to concerns that the market comeback may stall or even…

Tech expert warns of ‘extremely sophisticated’ new Gmail scam claiming to be from ‘law enforcement’ 2025-05-07 at 18:38 By Ben Cost It’s a digital wolf in sheep’s clothing. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

90-second Newark blackout exposes parlous state of US air traffic control 2025-05-07 at 18:20 By Iain Thomson United Airlines canceling flights as chaos mounts Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were horrified when all radar and radio equipment, including backup systems, failed last week, cutting communication with aircraft for 90…

SocialFi has failed to take off — Here’s what needs to change 2025-05-07 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Anurag Arjun Opinion by: Anurag Arjun, co-founder of Avail  On paper, SocialFi is a no-brainer. It promises to shift the balance of power in social media — giving people control over how their content and personal data…

Safeheron introduces open-source Intel SGX TEE framework for Web3 security 2025-05-07 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Safeheron, a digital asset infrastructure provider based in Singapore, has introduced an open-source Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) framework. This solution could bolster security and privacy for Web3 in sectors like decentralized finance (DeFi), payment services, and decentralized…

Can XRP price reach $4 in May? Analysts are watching these key levels 2025-05-07 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: XRP price is up 2% on May 7, buoyed by US-China trade talk optimism, with key support at $2.08 critical for sustained recovery. Whale accumulation signals XRP price strength. XRP price must…

Major password breach sees over 19 million leaked — here’s how to check if yours is compromised 2025-05-07 at 17:37 By Brooke Steinberg Your password is probably hacker bait. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Nutanix stops being so opinionated about where data must dwell 2025-05-07 at 17:37 By Simon Sharwood Shifts data services to containers and goes back to the future with Pure Storage tie-in Next  Nutanix is moving beyond its hyperconverged roots by creating containerized versions of its data services and more external storage options, in ways that…

Word on the Street: Media Roundup for Broadcom at RSAC 2025 2025-05-07 at 17:16 By Dan Mellinger What writers, editors and influencers are saying about Broadcom’s Enterprise Security Group around RSAC 2025 This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Blockchain ‘Baddies’ on how to bring more women into crypto 2025-05-07 at 17:16 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra In an industry filled with complexity, jargon and mistrust, women in Web3 say that the way to attract more women into the crypto space starts with clarity, education and community.  At the Blockchain Baddies side event during…

Trump-backed USD1 is now the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide 2025-05-07 at 17:16 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz USD1, the US dollar stablecoin launched by the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has become the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide in just two months since its launch. WLFI’s snapshot vote for a USD1 airdrop proposal is underway, and…

Europol Shuts Down Six DDoS-for-Hire Services Used in Global Attacks 2025-05-07 at 17:16 By Europol has announced the takedown of distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services that were used to launch thousands of cyber-attacks across the world. In connection with the operation, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals and the United States has seized nine…

OttoKit WordPress Plugin with 100K+ Installs Hit by Exploits Targeting Multiple Flaws 2025-05-07 at 17:15 By A second security flaw impacting the OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) WordPress plugin has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27007 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a privilege escalation bug impacting all versions of the plugin prior…

Human error and power glitches to blame for most outages 2025-05-07 at 16:41 By Dan Robinson Blackouts less frequent in 2024, still a PITA when the datacenter downtime demons visit Datacenter outages are less frequent and severe, but human error remains one of the most persistent challenges, with between two-thirds and four-fifths of major wobbles…

Crypto miner deserts Pennsylvania site, fails to plug wells: Report 2025-05-07 at 16:12 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Cryptocurrency miner Diversified Energy quietly vacated a natural gas-powered crypto mining site in Elk County, Pennsylvania, reportedly leaving behind unplugged wells and regulatory violations. The site, known as Longhorn Pad A, was revived in 2022 after sitting…

REAL ID Enforcement in Effect — What Does This Mean for Biometric Data Security? 2025-05-07 at 16:12 By The REAL ID enforcement could have impacts on biometric data security and privacy.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft updates the Windows 11 Start Menu 2025-05-07 at 15:45 By Richard Speed Plus it is solving the ‘I can’t find the settings’ problem with AI. That’s what you wanted, right? Microsoft has confirmed what some Windows Insiders are already noticing – the Windows 11 Start Menu is getting a revamp and a panel for…

SysAid Patches 4 Critical Flaws Enabling Pre-Auth RCE in On-Premise Version 2025-05-07 at 14:50 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaw in the on-premise version of SysAid IT support software that could be exploited to achieve pre-authenticated remote code execution with elevated privileges. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-2775, CVE-2025-2776, and CVE-2025-2777, have all been…

Reevaluating SSEs: A Technical Gap Analysis of Last-Mile Protection 2025-05-07 at 14:50 By Security Service Edge (SSE) platforms have become the go-to architecture for securing hybrid work and SaaS access. They promise centralized enforcement, simplified connectivity, and consistent policy control across users and devices. But there’s a problem: they stop short of where the most…

NASA jettisons Neo4j database for Memgraph citing costs 2025-05-07 at 14:35 By Lindsay Clark It’s not rocket science, it’s budgeting NASA’s people analytics group has swapped its Neo4j graph database for Memgraph due to costs.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin-backed loans ‘obvious’ next step — Xapo Bank CEO 2025-05-07 at 14:08 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Bitcoin holders are becoming more comfortable borrowing against their crypto as market confidence grows, according to Seamus Rocca, the CEO of the Gibraltar-based private bank Xapo Bank.  In an interview at the Token2049 event in Dubai, Rocca told…

Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports 2025-05-07 at 13:55 By Connor Jones Lead dev likens flood to ‘effectively being DDoSed’ Curl project founder Daniel Stenberg is fed up with of the deluge of AI-generated “slop” bug reports and recently introduced a checkbox to screen low-effort submissions that are draining…

Play Ransomware Exploited Windows CVE-2025-29824 as Zero-Day to Breach U.S. Organization 2025-05-07 at 13:55 By Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an attack targeting an unnamed organization in the United States. The attack, per the Symantec Threat…

Ransomware Attackers Leveraged Privilege Escalation Zero-day 2025-05-07 at 13:31 By Threat Hunter Team Exploit used by Play-linked attackers targets the CVE-2025-29824 zero-day vulnerability patched on April 8. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Ransomware Attackers Leveraged Privilege Escalation Zero-day 2025-05-07 at 13:31 By Threat Hunter Team Exploit used by Play-linked attackers targets the CVE-2025-29824 zero-day vulnerability patched on April 8. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Ransomware Attackers Leveraged Privilege Escalation Zero-day 2025-05-07 at 13:31 By Threat Hunter Team Exploit used by Play-linked attackers targets the CVE-2025-29824 zero-day vulnerability patched on April 8. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum’s Pectra network upgrade goes live today: What to expect 2025-05-07 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ethereum — the network that unleashed smart contracts on the world — moves on to the next chapter with today’s Pectra upgrade, but what does it really mean? Pectra is scheduled to go live on Ethereum mainnet…

Microsoft moved the goalposts once. Will Windows 12 bring another shift? 2025-05-07 at 12:38 By Richard Speed Windows 11’s hardware requirements: Sales ploy or security play? Comment  Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has weighed in on the increasingly heated discussion regarding the impending end of Windows 10. Are Windows 11’s hardware requirements all about security…

Bhutan launches tourism crypto payments with Binance Pay and DK Bank 2025-05-07 at 12:16 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bhutan, known for investments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, has launched a tourism crypto payment system in partnership with Binance Pay and DK Bank. The system allows Bhutan travelers with Binance accounts to pay for services like…

Hacken CEO sees ‘no shift’ in crypto security as April hacks hit $357M 2025-05-07 at 12:16 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Despite the $1.4 billion lost in the recent Bybit hack, crypto companies have not changed their approach to cybersecurity, according to Hacken CEO Dyma Budorin.  In an interview with Cointelegraph at the Token2049 event…

Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support 2025-05-07 at 11:35 By Liam Proven Get in the bin: For the first time since 2012, some older CPU generations are being chopped Kernel 6.15 is taking shape and it looks like it will eliminate support for Intel’s 486 chip and its contemporaries.… This article is…

Researchers Uncover Malware in Fake Discord PyPI Package Downloaded 11,500+ Times 2025-05-07 at 11:35 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a seemingly harmless Discord-related utility but incorporates a remote access trojan. The package in question is discordpydebug, which was uploaded to PyPI on…