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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…

Tether launches on Kaia, brings USD₮ to LINE’s 196M user ecosystem 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Tether has deployed its flagship stablecoin, USD₮, on the Kaia blockchain as part of a broader collaboration with Line Next, the Web3 arm of Line, Japan’s popular messaging platform with over 196 million monthly active users.…

Bitcoin pushes for $98K as 2025 Fed rate cut odds flip ‘pessimistic’ 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin and gold trade in lockstep on low timeframes as macro volatility triggers heighten. The Federal Reserve interest rate decision and news conference are just hours away. Market sentiment for rate cuts in…

Metaplanet reaches 5,555 Bitcoin milestone with latest 555 BTC buy 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Japan’s Metaplanet purchased an additional 555 Bitcoin as part of its aggressive accumulation strategy, bringing its total holdings to 5,555 BTC, valued at over $536 million at current prices. On May 7, the Tokyo-listed firm disclosed that…

Top sci-fi convention gets an earful from authors after using AI to screen panelists 2025-05-07 at 10:32 By Thomas Claburn Leave it to the Borg? Scribe David D. Levine slams ‘use of planet-destroying plagiarism machines’ Fans and writers of science fiction are not necessarily enthusiastic about artificial intelligence – especially when it’s used to vet…

Voltage Finance exploiter moves $182K in ETH to Tornado Cash 2025-05-07 at 10:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A hacker involved in the $4.67 million exploit of the decentralized finance lending protocol Voltage Finance in 2022 has moved some of the stolen Ether to Tornado Cash after a short hibernation.  Blockchain security firm CertiK said…

Bigger Bitcoin wallets are stacking while others sell: Santiment 2025-05-07 at 10:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Key takeaways: Large Bitcoin holders have accumulated 81,338 BTC over the past six weeks, showing confidence in a future price uptrend. Wallets with less than 0.1 BTC sold around 290 BTC, indicating smaller retail investors are either panic…

NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware 2025-05-07 at 09:46 By A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary damages, more than four months after a federal judge ruled that the Israeli company violated U.S. laws by exploiting WhatsApp…

Citrix finds new use for virtualization: Avoiding PC price hikes caused by tariffs 2025-05-07 at 09:32 By Simon Sharwood Seeing as the company’s CEO is big at DOGE, this is delicious World War Fee  Citrix has found a new use for virtualization: Avoiding tariffs.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF clocks 16 days of inflow as BTC reclaims $97K 2025-05-07 at 09:05 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Investors have been piling into BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for over three weeks straight, culminating in the asset’s run up to $97,000 on May 7. The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust has seen 16 days…

South Korea presidential front-runner pledges to approve Bitcoin ETFs 2025-05-07 at 09:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung has reportedly become the latest presidential candidate to promise the approval of spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other crypto-friendly measures, should he be elected. Lee announced his crypto promises on…

Hackers Claim To Steal Files From App Used by Trump Adviser 2025-05-07 at 08:17 By Hackers have claimed to steal messages from TeleMessage, an app apparently used by Trump’s former national security adviser.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

World Liberty Financial floats USD1 airdrop to WLFI holders 2025-05-07 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is proposing to airdrop a small amount of its new US dollar-pegged stablecoin to reward early WLFI holders in a test of its airdrop mechanism. With over 99% of votes…

Coinbase x402 payments protocol to make AI agents more autonomous 2025-05-07 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Coinbase has introduced a new payments protocol for online payments that enables stablecoin transfers over standard internet protocols and AI agents to transact autonomously.   On May 6, Coinbase announced that it is launching a protocol called x402…

New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts 2025-05-07 at 07:19 By Simon Sharwood Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote New Zealand’s government has signaled its support for a bill to ban social media for children under 16,…

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Key takeaways: Bitcoin must maintain above $95,000 to have a chance at retesting its $109,000 all-time high; failure to hold could lead to a deeper correction, crypto analysts warn. Several crypto analysts told Cointelegraph in March that…

Zerebro dev’s death in question as ‘proof’ surfaces on X 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Members of the crypto community are circulating apparent “proof” that Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu faked his suicide as he promoted his new memecoin during a Pump.fun livestream on May 4. The belief appears to come from an…

Democrats aim at Trump’s crypto profits with a 3-prong pincer move 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US Democrat lawmakers have launched a multi-angle attack on President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures with two bills and a subcommittee inquiry aimed at cutting his ability to profit from the initiatives.    The Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance…

Preventing Burnout in The Security Industry 2025-05-07 at 07:01 By Burnout can happen at any level of an organization, especially in a fast-paced environment like security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump’s trade war with China to cost AMD $1.5B in lost rev 2025-05-07 at 05:01 By Tobias Mann But a multi-billion dollar contract with Oracle for a pile of Instincts and Epycs should take the edge off AMD expects the Trump administration’s newly implemented export controls on GPUs and AI accelerator sales to China to…