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The Future of Public Transit: Leveraging AI Analytics for Enhanced Operations and Passenger Experience 2025-07-21 at 08:12 By As AI technology advances, transit agencies embrace innovations to meet the growing demands of modern urban mobility. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum is scaling: TPS, gas limit up as validators back 45M target 2025-07-21 at 07:35 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Ethereum’s gas limit climbed over 37 million, with 47% of validators supporting a jump to 45 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

UK working to sell $7B in seized Bitcoin to boost budget: Report 2025-07-21 at 07:35 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan A new report suggests the UK Treasury is working to sell up to $7 billion worth of seized Bitcoin, but one person has slammed the report as “sensationalism” amid a crypto bull run. This article…

Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks 2025-07-21 at 07:35 By Microsoft on Sunday released security patches for an actively exploited security flaw in SharePoint and also released details of another vulnerability that it said has been addressed with “more robust protections.” The tech giant acknowledged it’s “aware of…

Hard-Coded Credentials Found in HPE Instant On Devices Allow Admin Access 2025-07-21 at 07:35 By Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released security updates to address a critical security flaw affecting Instant On Access Points that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrative access to susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37103, carries a…

3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics 2025-07-21 at 07:35 By A new attack campaign has compromised more than 3,500 websites worldwide with JavaScript cryptocurrency miners, marking the return of browser-based cryptojacking attacks once popularized by the likes of CoinHive.  Although the service has since shuttered after browser makers…

Fix incoming for MetaMask bug that’s slowly killing solid-state drives 2025-07-21 at 06:20 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Consensys says it’s aware of a small number of MetaMask users reporting “unusually high disk activity” and will be issuing a fix very soon. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore 2025-07-21 at 06:20 By Simon Sharwood AI ignored instruction to freeze code, forgot it could roll back errors, and generally made a terrible hash of things The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool Replit deleted a…

AI and blockchain are already disrupting legacy education system 2025-07-21 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Projects across multiple educational sectors are leveraging AI and blockchain to provide more accessible alternatives to students. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Saylor signals Bitcoin buy as Strategy’s stash climbs to over $71B 2025-07-20 at 21:09 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Strategy continues accumulating Bitcoin as it hits all-time highs in July, and the total crypto market cap breaches the $4 trillion mark. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

EncryptHub Targets Web3 Developers Using Fake AI Platforms to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware 2025-07-20 at 19:41 By The financially motivated threat actor known as EncryptHub (aka LARVA-208 and Water Gamayun) has been attributed to a new campaign that’s targeting Web3 developers to infect them with information stealer malware. “LARVA-208 has evolved its tactics, using fake…

Bitcoin gets $125K target as trader sees ‘big move’ next, ETH hits $3750 2025-07-20 at 19:07 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin and Ether traders are eyeing price milestones into the weekly close, with a resistance trend line keeping BTC bulls from heading to all-time highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Embedding human rights into crypto isn’t optional, it’s foundational 2025-07-20 at 19:07 By Cointelegraph by Shady El Damaty Embedding human rights into crypto systems is a necessity. Self-custody, privacy-by-default, and censorship-resistant personhood must be core design principles for any technology. The future of digital freedom depends on it. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

US signals intention to rethink job H-1B lottery 2025-07-20 at 17:17 By Thomas Claburn Foreign worker program represents betrayal of US computer science students, advocacy group argues The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intend to reevaluate how H-1B visas are issued, according to a regulatory filing.……

Experts say ‘just a starting point’ as Crypto Week ends on a high note 2025-07-20 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The GENIUS Act marks a turning point for crypto regulation, but experts say true integration with finance and identity systems is only beginning. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

UK uncovers novel Microsoft snooping malware, blames and sanctions GRU cyberspies 2025-07-20 at 14:28 By Jessica Lyons Fancy Bear can’t keep its claws out of Outlook inboxes The UK government is warning that Russia’s APT28 (also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard) has been deploying previously unknown malware to harvest Microsoft email credentials and…

Critical Unpatched SharePoint Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Breaches 75+ Global Organizations 2025-07-20 at 13:17 By A critical security vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server has been weaponized as part of an “active, large-scale” exploitation campaign. The zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a variant of CVE-2025-49706 (CVSS score: 6.3), a spoofing…

Malware Injected into 6 npm Packages After Maintainer Tokens Stolen in Phishing Attack 2025-07-20 at 13:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a supply chain attack that has targeted popular npm packages via a phishing campaign designed to steal the project maintainers’ npm tokens. The captured tokens were then used to publish malicious versions of…

Hackers Exploit Critical CrushFTP Flaw to Gain Admin Access on Unpatched Servers 2025-07-20 at 12:49 By A newly disclosed critical security flaw in CrushFTP has come under active exploitation in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-54309, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.0. “CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the…

GENIUS Act blocks Big Tech, banks from dominating stablecoins: Circle exec 2025-07-20 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Circle’s Dante Disparte says the GENIUS Act ensures tech giants and banks can’t dominate the stablecoin market without facing strict structural and regulatory hurdles. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Charles Hoskinson says audit report ‘shaping up’ for August release 2025-07-20 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says he will read the full audit report over a livestream when it is released next month. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin 43% social chat dominance suggests ‘key entry point’ ahead 2025-07-20 at 07:12 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Santiment says the “historic social dominance spike” may indicate another buying opportunity for Bitcoin in the near term. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XLM’s price to rocket like XRP, Trump’s big crypto nod: Hodler’s Digest, July 13 – 19 2025-07-20 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Stellar may be setting up more upside after XRP’s recent price surge, US President Donald Trump signed one of the first bills related to crypto, and other news. This article is…

US Lawmaker sounds alarm on GENIUS bill, says it’s a CBDC Trojan Horse 2025-07-20 at 01:30 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The line between a central bank digital currency and a centrally-managed, government-regulated stablecoin is thin, critics argue. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Macro drivers will dampen Bitcoin’s halving cycle — Tim Draper 2025-07-19 at 23:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The decline of the US dollar and the loss of purchasing power due to fiat currency inflation will drive global demand for Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX hacked, $44 million drained 2025-07-19 at 20:20 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The cybersecurity exploit occurred due to a “sophisticated server breach,” CoinDCX CEO and co-founder Sumit Gupta announced on Saturday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto rules for mortgages must reflect self-custody reality 2025-07-19 at 18:07 By Cointelegraph by Margaret Rosenfeld The FHFA directive on crypto in mortgage risk assessments risks excluding self-custodied assets, potentially increasing counterparty risk for homebuyers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Can XRP price reach $20? These charts say ‘full bull’ phase is still ahead 2025-07-19 at 18:07 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Multiple chart technicals and indicators suggest that XRP price has the potential to stage a parabolic rally over the next few weeks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

China proves that open models are more effective than all the GPUs in the world 2025-07-19 at 15:01 By Tobias Mann OpenAI delayed its promised open-weights model since GPT-2, leaving the Middle Kingdom clearly in the lead Comment  OpenAI was supposed to make good on its name and release its first open-weights model since GPT-2…

Ether preps record short squeeze as analysis sees $4K ETH price ‘soon’ 2025-07-19 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Ether is punishing shorts already, but another 10% ETH price upside will liquidate $1 billion, helping cement $4,000 in the process. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Charles Schwab plans to launch Bitcoin, Ether spot trading, CEO says 2025-07-19 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Charles Schwab plans to offer spot trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum, aiming to attract clients who want to consolidate crypto holdings with their traditional assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Crypto exchange Bullish files for US IPO, targets NYSE listing as “BLSH” 2025-07-19 at 12:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Cayman Islands-based Bullish has filed for IPO registration with the SEC, aiming to list on NYSE as “BLSH.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Jack Dorsey’s Block to join S&P 500, stock surges 9% after-hours 2025-07-19 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Block’s inclusion in the S&P 500 comes just two months after crypto exchange Coinbase made history as the first cryptocurrency firm to join the index. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Ex-IDF cyber chief on Iran, Scattered Spider, and why social engineering worries him more than 0-days 2025-07-19 at 11:05 By Jessica Lyons Keep It Simple, Stupid Interview  Scattered Spider and Iranian government-backed cyber units have more in common than a recent uptick in hacking activity, according to Ariel Parnes, a former colonel in the Israeli…

Bitcoin ‘pausing here for air’ likely, but another July ATH still possible 2025-07-19 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Galaxy Digital’s Michael Harvey says the most optimistic scenario for Bitcoin is a “continued slow melt-up” through the end of July. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Bitcoin’s first Batman? Peter McCormack plans to buy his own police force 2025-07-19 at 06:05 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoiner Peter McCormack says the police “have failed” the town of Bedford and insists he can do a better job by deploying his own security team. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

NASA’s supersonic X-59 jet that could slash NYC-London flight time in half taxis closer to take off 2025-07-19 at 05:31 By Anna Young Breakfast in New York, midmorning snack in London. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Republican calls out Trump admin’s decision to resume GPU sales to China 2025-07-19 at 02:57 By Tobias Mann Moolenaar demands answers from Commerce Secretary The Republican chair of the US House Select Committee on China has protested the Trump administration’s decision this week to lift restrictions on the sale of Nvidia H20 GPUs and similar…

Hacker reconnaissance work continues on TeleMessage app vulnerability — Report 2025-07-19 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino As of Wednesday, at least eleven IP addresses have actively tried to exploit the vulnerability, with thousands more addresses possibly doing reconnaissance work. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Meta declines to abide by voluntary EU AI safety guidelines 2025-07-19 at 01:41 By Thomas Claburn GPAI code asks for transparency, copyright, and safety pledges Two weeks before the EU AI Act takes effect, the European Commission issued voluntary guidelines for providers of general-purpose AI models. However, Meta refused to sign, arguing that the extra…