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Mars says hello as NASA’s Europa Clipper warms up radar 2025-08-04 at 18:34 By Richard Speed Instrument works fine. Now, about those transistors NASA’s Europa Clipper probe checked out its radar as the spacecraft hurtled past Mars on the way to Jupiter’s moon Europa.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Vietnamese Hackers Use PXA Stealer, Hit 4,000 IPs and Steal 200,000 Passwords Globally 2025-08-04 at 18:18 By Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new wave of campaigns distributing a Python-based information stealer called PXA Stealer. The malicious activity has been assessed to be the work of Vietnamese-speaking cybercriminals who monetize the stolen data through…

Bought the $112K dip? 5 signs Bitcoin’s bull run is about to return 2025-08-04 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly A Power of 3 pattern suggests a $126,000 target for Bitcoin after a leverage reset, but BTC price must first flip its immediate resistance level into new support. This article is an excerpt from…

Hertz rival also uses controversial AI scanners to charge customers for bogus damage claims: report 2025-08-04 at 17:58 By Ariel Zilber Sixt, the Germany-based rival which operates more than 100 branches in 25 US states, has reportedly been sticking car renters with bogus repair bills. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons 2025-08-04 at 17:58 By Connor Jones Devs told to exercise ‘extreme caution’ with emails disguised as account update prompts Mozilla is warning of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting developers of Firefox add-ons.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to…

Elon Musk gets $29B pay package from Tesla board to keep him at EV maker 2025-08-04 at 16:59 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk was awarded a new $29 billion pay package by Tesla’s board on Monday as his original deal remains tied up in Delaware court. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Study finds radical nutjobs targeting gamers via Discord, Twitch, Steam 2025-08-04 at 16:59 By Gareth Halfacree ‘Hyper-masculine’ first-person shooter fandoms are prime targets Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University have sounded the alarm on “gaming-adjacent platforms” including Discord, Twitch, and Steam being used as “digital playgrounds” to funnel new recruits into far-right and other extremist ideologies…

Hyperliquid reimburses $2M to crypto traders after API outage 2025-08-04 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hyperliquid’s rapid response may boost confidence in decentralized trading platforms, which are gaining market share on centralized exchanges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Monero 51% attack disrupted by alleged DDoS attack on Qubic mining pool 2025-08-04 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The Qubic mining pool, which is attempting a 51% attack on Monero, is allegedly being hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack linked to the Monero community. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Tony Blair Institute: UK needs bit barns to lead in AI deployment, not training 2025-08-04 at 15:34 By Dan Robinson Let US and China compete in the AI development arms race, says former Brit PM’s non-profit org Britain should not try to compete with America and China in the race to build cutting-edge AI models…

Stripper index doesn’t apply to Bitcoin, OnlyFans models say 2025-08-04 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun An analysis of an OnlyFans model’s earnings suggests the so-called stripper index doesn’t hold up when applied to digital adult content and Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

4 countries that let you buy citizenship or a golden visa with crypto 2025-08-04 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Citizenship and residency via crypto are now possible in countries like Vanuatu, El Salvador and Portugal, with investment requirements ranging from $100,000 to $1 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Pump.fun hits lowest monthly revenue in 2025 as memecoins lose steam 2025-08-04 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun saw its July revenue plummet to $24.96 million, down 80% from its January peak. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it 2025-08-04 at 15:04 By Liam Proven Desktop project’s in-house distro is impressively ambitious, but nowhere near ready The former “Project Banana” now has a more sober name, albeit one a bit trickier to search for.… This article is an excerpt from…

Multi-Job Hustles Expose Workers to Higher Cybersecurity Risks 2025-08-04 at 15:03 By Almost half of Gen Z has a side hustle, the highest percentage of any other generation. This may leave them at higher risk of cyberattacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this…

⚡ Weekly Recap: VPN 0-Day, Encryption Backdoor, AI Malware, macOS Flaw, ATM Hack & More 2025-08-04 at 15:03 By Malware isn’t just trying to hide anymore—it’s trying to belong. We’re seeing code that talks like us, logs like us, even documents itself like a helpful teammate. Some threats now look more like developer tools than…

Man-in-the-Middle Attack Prevention Guide 2025-08-04 at 15:03 By Some of the most devastating cyberattacks don’t rely on brute force, but instead succeed through stealth. These quiet intrusions often go unnoticed until long after the attacker has disappeared. Among the most insidious are man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, where criminals exploit weaknesses in communication protocols to silently position…

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft 2025-08-04 at 15:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system authentication and…

Untangling the Jeff Bezos web: Who pays for the billionaire’s space lust? 2025-08-04 at 14:34 By Doug Mohney Blue Origin and Amazon’s Kuiper satellite program are an arm’s length apart In the beginning there was Jeff Bezos. He created Amazon in 1994 and became filthy rich in the decades that followed, reaching a net worth…

German phone repair biz collapses following 2023 ransomware attack 2025-08-04 at 14:04 By Connor Jones Founder miffed over prosecutors holding onto its Bitcoin The founder of a German mobile phone repair and insurance biz has begun insolvency proceedings for some operations in his company after struggling financially following a costly ransomware attack in 2023.… This…

When hyperscalers can’t safeguard one nation’s data from another, dark clouds are ahead 2025-08-04 at 13:38 By Rupert Goodwins If it’s not on-prem, it’s on the menu Opinion  The details of cloud data regionalization are rarely the stuff of great drama. When they’ve reached the level of an exe admitting to the Senate that a…

Millions of age checks performed as UK Online Safey Act gets rolling 2025-08-04 at 13:38 By Richard Speed But it’s OK, claims Brit government, no personal data stored ‘unless absolutely necessary’ The UK government has reported that an additional five million age checks are being made daily as UK-based internet users seek to access age-restricted…

Legendary OpenPrinting architect looking for new role 2025-08-04 at 13:38 By Liam Proven Canonical lays off one of its old hands – a longstanding FOSS developer – after nearly two decades Till Kamppeter, the lead developer of the OpenPrinting subsystem for Linux, has been laid off by Canonical after 19 years.… This article is an…

The Wild West of Shadow IT 2025-08-04 at 13:37 By Everyone’s an IT decision-maker now. The employees in your organization can install a plugin with just one click, and they don’t need to clear it with your team first. It’s great for productivity, but it’s a serious problem for your security posture. When the floodgates…

Ether ‘mega whales’ continue buying through weekend dip 2025-08-04 at 10:22 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Ether “mega whales” continued buying the cryptocurrency, which dipped and began recovering over the weekend. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF set for ‘monstrous lead’ with SEC options boost 2025-08-04 at 10:22 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF will get a boost from the SEC’s decision to raise the limit for options contracts 10-fold, NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

China’s botched Great Firewall upgrade invites attacks on its censorship infrastructure 2025-08-04 at 10:22 By Simon Sharwood Attempts to censor QUIC traffic create chance to block access to offshore DNS resolvers China’s attempts to censor traffic carried using Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) are imperfect and have left the country at risk of attacks that…

PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads 2025-08-04 at 10:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong. “The botnet’s rapid growth, which now exceeds…

Bitcoin company Metaplanet kicks off August with first big buy 2025-08-04 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Metaplanet scooped up 463 Bitcoin on Monday, making it the first public company to capitalize on the August Bitcoin dip. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Cardano community approves $71M treasury spend for network upgrades 2025-08-04 at 08:10 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Prior to the proposal passing, Cardano’s Technical Steering Committee submitted a competing bid. Users were also concerned about transparency and accountability. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

$110K support key as Bitcoin enters bear month with a 5% dip: Analyst 2025-08-04 at 08:10 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The month of August has historically been a bearish one for Bitcoin, and is already off to a choppy start. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

CFTC starts ‘crypto sprint’ with SEC following White House plans 2025-08-04 at 08:10 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will work with the Securities and Exchange Commission to implement White House crypto recommendations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft briefly turned off Indian company’s cloud due to EU sanctions on Russia 2025-08-04 at 07:42 By Simon Sharwood Oh, the irony of Europe demonstrating the importance of the sovereign cloud it craves Microsoft disconnected Indian company Nayara Energy from its cloudy resources last week, before restoring access ahead of a court clash.… This article…