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Social Engineering Attacks: What You Need to Know 2025-06-19 at 08:18 By Fighting back against social engineering requires security teams to understand how AI is reshaping these threats. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI faces lawsuit over data center air pollution 2025-06-19 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young xAI has received a legal threat over its use of gas turbines at its Memphis AI hub, as Big Tech and AI firms frantically build their AI capabilities. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Iran orders crypto exchange curfew after $100M Nobitex hack 2025-06-19 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Chainalysis’s head of national security intelligence told Cointelegraph the curfew is likely an attempt to prevent people from transferring capital out of the country. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

‘Crypto-native’ asset managers quadruple onchain holdings since January 2025-06-19 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Crypto asset managers have grown their onchain allocations to $4 billion so far this year, as DeFi becomes the “‘invisible’ back-end” to fintechs, Artemis and Vaults report. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Iran’s internet goes offline for hours amid claims of ‘enemy abuse’ 2025-06-19 at 07:01 By Simon Sharwood Bank and crypto outfits hit after Israeli commander mentioned attacks expanding to ‘other areas’ The government of Iran appears to have shut down the internet within its borders, perhaps in response to Israel-linked cyberattacks.… This article is an…

New Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributions 2025-06-19 at 07:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two local privilege escalation (LPE) flaws that could be exploited to gain root privileges on machines running major Linux distributions. The vulnerabilities, discovered by Qualys, are listed below – CVE-2025-6018 – LPE from…

‘Stablecoin summer’ as Coinbase, Circle surge on stablecoin bill 2025-06-19 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says Coinbase’s stock surge indicates that “Wall Street wants Bitcoin and crypto assets.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Czech gov’t resists 4th overthrow attempt amid $45M Bitcoin scandal 2025-06-19 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Czech Republic’s Civic Democratic Party survived another no-confidence vote, triggered by opposition party concerns over a $45 million Bitcoin donation linked to a convicted criminal. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Trump on GENIUS stablecoin bill: ‘Get it to my desk, ASAP’ 2025-06-19 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US President Donald Trump wants House members to pass the key stablecoin bill “LIGHTNING FAST” so that he can sign it into law. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

SOL price rally to $200 brewing, but 3 key catalysts must happen first 2025-06-19 at 04:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman SOL price dips amid stagnant DApp growth and fading memecoin hype, but tokenized RWAs and a spot ETF approval could turn the tide. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Nvidia bets on Gates-backed nuclear startup to keep its AI ambitions from melting down 2025-06-19 at 03:14 By Tobias Mann $650M funding round aims to bring TerraPower’s Natrium power plant in Wyoming online by 2030 Datacenter operators’ desire for cheap and clean energy to power their facilities has led to renewed interest in nuclear energy…

Military-tech upstart Anduril pushes further into NATO with German arms maker deal 2025-06-19 at 02:20 By Iain Thomson Move fast and blow things up Silicon Valley-backed weapons maker Anduril and German armaments biz Rheinmetall have signed a deal to see US-designed drones and missiles integrated into European military platforms.… This article is an excerpt from…

Microsoft prepared to abandon high-stakes talks with OpenAI: report 2025-06-19 at 01:39 By Reuters The two partners are trying to reach an agreement on critical issues such as the size of Microsoft’s future stake in OpenAI. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…

Pavel Durov warns France is experiencing societal collapse 2025-06-19 at 01:39 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill According to the Telegram founder, France’s political leaders continue to make poor choices regarding censorship. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find 2025-06-19 at 01:39 By Brandon Vigliarolo EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren’t learning much Using AI chatbots actually reduces activity in the brain versus accomplishing the same tasks unaided, and may lead to poorer fact retention, according…

Minecraft cheaters never win … but they may get malware 2025-06-19 at 00:23 By Jessica Lyons Infostealers posing as popular cheat tools are cropping up on GitHub Trojanized Minecraft cheat tools hosted on GitHub have secretly installed stealers that siphon credentials, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data when executed by players.… This article is an…

New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers 2025-06-19 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Bitcoin supply squeeze intensifies as ‘ancient’ holders eclipse newly mined BTC 2025-06-18 at 23:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly The “ancient” Bitcoin cohort is growing faster than the amount of new coins mined, and with institutional flows accelerating, the path to $1 million BTC is starting to take shape. This article is an excerpt from…

Asana’s cutting-edge AI feature ran into a little data leakage problem 2025-06-18 at 22:37 By Jessica Lyons New MCP server was shut down for nearly two weeks Asana has fixed a bug in its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that could have allowed users to view other organizations’ data, and the experimental feature is back…

Microsoft planning to ax thousands of sales jobs as focus shifts to AI: report 2025-06-18 at 22:20 By Reuters The layoffs are expected to be announced early next month, following the end of the tech giant’s fiscal year, Bloomberg reported. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post…

Pope Leo says AI threatens humanity and ‘poses challenges to human dignity, justice and labor’ 2025-06-18 at 22:02 By Ariel Zilber Pope Leo XIV told cardinals at the Vatican last month that artificial intelligence “pose[s] challenges to human dignity, justice and labor.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

Ethereum and the battle for yield: What is ETH’s future? 2025-06-18 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Ethereum staking yields are falling as yield-bearing stablecoins and DeFi protocols offer more competitive returns. Can ETH regain the upper hand in the yield wars? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Chinese Central Bank pledges global expansion of digital yuan — Report 2025-06-18 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino China has been looking to challenge the US dollar’s reserve status and wants to expand the digital yuan’s reach to include domestic and international payments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Deribit, Crypto.com integrate BlackRock’s BUIDL as trading collateral 2025-06-18 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The move will lower collateral requirements to access leverage for crypto trading due to the relatively stable value of US government debt. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Voltron Data throws its weight behind AMD for GPU-accelerated SQL 2025-06-18 at 22:02 By Tobias Mann In case you forgot AI isn’t the only thing GPUs are good for Exclusive  Support for AMD’s Instinct GPUs is coming to Voltron Data’s accelerated SQL engine Theseus in the latest sign Nvidia’s CUDA moat is getting shallower.… This…

Judge smacks down Pentagon plan to slash university research funding awards 2025-06-18 at 21:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo Sec Def Hegseth says funds better spent elsewhere, because it’s not like the military needs new tech, right? A federal judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Department of Defense to cut funding for university research programs,…

Texas Instruments to spend $60B to boost US chip manufacturing under Trump push 2025-06-18 at 21:32 By Reuters Texas Instruments said the $60 billion investment will create 60,000 jobs and called it the “largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in US history.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New…

Price predictions 6/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, SUI, BCH 2025-06-18 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin sell pressure ramps up as traders anticipate today’s FOMC results. Could BTC price fall to $100,000? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Healthcare company onboards Trump crypto adviser, buys $20M BTC 2025-06-18 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The initial purchase of more than 187 BTC was part of a larger strategy to “substantially increase its Bitcoin holdings,” according to Prenetics. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ZisK spins off from Polygon with ‘core minds behind Polygon zkEVM’ 2025-06-18 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Polygon co-founder Jordi Baylini continues to serve Polygon in an advisory capacity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Intel set to lay off around 10,000 workers — despite getting $2.2B in CHIPS Act funds under Biden 2025-06-18 at 20:34 By Ariel Zilber The anticipated reductions are scheduled to begin in weeks and will reportedly affect Intel Foundry, the company’s manufacturing division. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

Sandeep Nailwal’s Polygon takeover is his chance to ‘go all in’ 2025-06-18 at 20:12 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Co-founder and new CEO Sandeep Nailwal opens up about dissolving Polygon’s board, closing zkEVM and why claiming sole leadership is the network’s best shot at relevance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

New Malware Campaign Uses Cloudflare Tunnels to Deliver RATs via Phishing Chains 2025-06-18 at 20:11 By A new campaign is making use of Cloudflare Tunnel subdomains to host malicious payloads and deliver them via malicious attachments embedded in phishing emails. The ongoing campaign has been codenamed SERPENTINE#CLOUD by Securonix. It leverages “the Cloudflare Tunnel infrastructure…

KDE Plasma 6.4 ships with major usability and Wayland improvements 2025-06-18 at 19:52 By Liam Proven The richest and most customizable desktop for FOSS Unix The second of three KDE point releases planned for 2025 is here, with more tiling options, accessibility improvements, and much more.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

The empire strikes out: Institutionalists failed to kill the stablecoin bill 2025-06-18 at 19:06 By Cointelegraph by Zachary Kelman Despite a relentless campaign from institutional powerbrokers like Senator Elizabeth Warren, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, marking a watershed moment for stablecoin regulation and exposing the limits of establishment resistance. This article is an…

Bitcoin eyes $105K pre-FOMC as Trump reveals Iran asked for dialogue 2025-06-18 at 19:06 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Trump offers light relief for Bitcoin price action while calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell a “stupid person” with interest-rate cut hopes absent. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

European consumers are mostly saying ‘non’ to trading in their old phones 2025-06-18 at 19:06 By Dan Robinson Are they using it to death then locking it in a drawer? Schemes needed as shipments of refurbed kit dips Less than a third of European consumers trade in or sell their old phones, limiting the supply…

How Critical Infrastructure Is Becoming the First AI Trust Battleground 2025-06-18 at 19:06 By Security magazine talks with Vrajesh Bhavsar, CEO of Operant, about the importance of infrastructure-level protection.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

1,500+ Minecraft Players Infected by Java Malware Masquerading as Game Mods on GitHub 2025-06-18 at 19:05 By A new multi-stage malware campaign is targeting Minecraft users with a Java-based malware that employs a distribution-as-service (DaaS) offering called Stargazers Ghost Network. “The campaigns resulted in a multi-stage attack chain targeting Minecraft users specifically,” Check Point researchers…

Circle’s USDC to become eligible collateral for US futures trading 2025-06-18 at 18:00 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz USDC, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin by Circle and Coinbase, is set to become a collateral for US futures trading as part of a joint effort by Coinbase Derivatives and Nodal Clear. This article is an excerpt from…

Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill amid concerns over systemic risk 2025-06-18 at 18:00 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The US Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act, a bill regulating stablecoins, but observers believe lawmakers may have ignored stability concerns in Treasury markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…