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Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systems 2025-08-09 at 18:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a jailbreak technique to bypass ethical guardrails erected by OpenAI in its latest large language model (LLM) GPT-5 and produce illicit instructions. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) security platform NeuralTrust said it combined a…

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Eric Spitznagel Laser warfare might sound like science fiction, but officials and experts say the weaponry is anything but make-believe. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

The dead need right to delete their data so they can’t be AI-ified, lawyer says 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Thomas Claburn Not everyone wants to be simulated after they’re gone People die but their data may endure, which troubles legal scholar Victoria Haneman.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

VivoPower shares jump 32% on $100M Ripple buy plan to boost XRP treasury 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas VivoPower shares surged over 32% after announcing a $100 million plan to buy Ripple Labs shares, expanding its exposure to Ripple equity and XRP tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

These three catalysts will help Bitcoin break $122K 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin price could surge in 2025 driven by global money supply growth, ETF adoption, and retail inflows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The International Obfuscated C Code Contest is back for 2024 2025-08-09 at 12:31 By Liam Proven Yes, 2024 – the prizes in the 40th anniversary edition prizes were just awarded The IOCCC, as it’s familiarly known, is back after a four-year gap, giving the entrants more time to come up with some remarkably devious code.……

World Liberty Financial weighs $1.5B public company to hold WLFI tokens 2025-08-09 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is weighing a $1.5 billion Nasdaq-listed treasury company to hold WLFI tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

UK unveils plans to ‘transform’ the consumer smart meter experience 2025-08-09 at 10:47 By Gareth Halfacree Does 40 quid from the supplier sound all right for waiting over 6 weeks for a fix? The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero plans “tough new obligations” for energy suppliers to boost the long-delayed and heavily over-budget…

BlackRock launching a SOL ETF in first wave would be ‘messed up’ — Analyst 2025-08-09 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons BlackRock hasn’t filed for a Solana ETF, but ETF analyst James Seyffart says they shouldn’t be allowed to jump in at the last minute after other issuers’ hard work. This article is an…

CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentials 2025-08-09 at 08:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen vulnerabilities in enterprise secure vaults from CyberArk and HashiCorp that, if successfully exploited, can allow remote attackers to crack open corporate identity systems and extract enterprise secrets and tokens from them.  The 14 vulnerabilities,…

$105M Ether shorts got ‘smoked,’ Eric Trump throws shade at bears 2025-08-09 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Eric Trump warned to “stop betting” against Bitcoin and Ether as the price of Ether surpassed $4,000 for the first time in eight months. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

DeFi soars with tokenized stocks, but user activity shifts to NFTs: Report 2025-08-09 at 02:05 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar NFT DApps drew slightly more active users than DeFi in July, even as DeFi liquidity hit a record $270B. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Harvard endowment invests $116M into BlackRock Bitcoin ETF 2025-08-09 at 02:05 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though possibly not its first foray into crypto, Harvard’s reported stake in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund represented a significant investment. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ChatGPT-5 upgrade faces user backlash as AI rivals gain ground 2025-08-09 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill ChatGPT-5 users on social media platforms were critical of the update, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to the complaints, pledging improvements. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The jury’s journey to the Roman Storm verdict 2025-08-09 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Court documents showed there was at least one 90-year-old, and some people had “set in stone” their opinions about the Tornado Cash co-founder’s criminal charges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Generations argue over who has endured the most tech changes, from flip phones to AI: ‘No wonder Baby Boomers get so cranky’ 2025-08-08 at 23:31 By Marissa Matozzo Cue the generational cage match. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this…

Crypto Biz: Has SEC’s Project Crypto been priced in? 2025-08-08 at 23:31 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi A bullish regulatory tailwind is forming as the SEC clarifies its stance on crypto, liquid staking and tokenization — with institutional investors and IPOs responding in kind. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Humans make better content cops than AI, but cost 40x more 2025-08-08 at 23:31 By Thomas Claburn To keep toxic content from damaging brands, both people and machines have a place Human content moderators still outperform AI when it comes to recognizing policy-violating material, but they also cost significantly more.… This article is an excerpt…

Chinese biz using AI to hit US politicians, influencers with propaganda 2025-08-08 at 23:31 By Iain Thomson In misinformation, Russia might be the top dog but the Chinese are coming warns former NSA boss DEF CON  A cache of documents uncovered by Vanderbilt University has revealed disturbing details about how a Chinese company is building…

EthereumMax investors secure partial win in class-action lawsuit 2025-08-08 at 22:20 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Four state-level lawsuits against three celebrities and individuals tied to the EMAX token may proceed after a California judge’s ruling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Meet President Willian H. Brusen from the great state of Onegon 2025-08-08 at 22:20 By Avram Piltch LLMs still struggle with accurate text within graphics hands on  OpenAI’s GPT-5, unveiled on Thursday, is supposed to be the company’s flagship model, offering better reasoning and more accurate responses than previous-gen products. But when we asked it…

Funding effort for Roman Storm grows as defense preps for possible retrial 2025-08-08 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Donations to the embattled software developer increased after Wednesday’s partial verdict and the possibility of a retrial. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ukraine to weigh bill regulating crypto market in late August 2025-08-08 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Ukraine has had some regulatory starts and stops when it comes to crypto, though momentum for a regulatory bill has picked up since 2024. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victims 2025-08-08 at 20:09 By Cybersecurity researchers are drawing attention to a new campaign that’s using legitimate generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website building tools like DeepSite AI and BlackBox AI to create replica phishing pages mimicking Brazilian government agencies as part of…

Intel CEO targeted by Trump has been in power struggle with tech company’s board for months: report 2025-08-08 at 19:53 By Ariel Zilber The tensions center on whether Intel should remain in the costly business of manufacturing its own chips, according to the Wall Street Journal. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Uber received sexual misconduct reports every eight minutes during six-year period: unsealed court docs 2025-08-08 at 19:53 By Ariel Zilber Between 2017 and 2022, Uber received 400,181 incidents complaints of sexual misconduct — far more than the 12,522 Uber disclosed publicly. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New…

Sudden spike in demand causes issues in Azure East US region 2025-08-08 at 19:53 By Dan Robinson ‘Although the incident has been marked resolved, in practice it lingers,’ admin tells us A problem with resources for virtual machines is still affecting users in Azure’s East US region after more than a week, frustrated admins have…

Ubuntu 24.04.3: Noble Numbat point release slips out quietly 2025-08-08 at 19:25 By Liam Proven Bugs in the current LTS are getting squished The latest point release of the current Ubuntu LTS is here, with a new kernel and a host of improvements for server and desktop alike.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Google working to fix disturbing Gemini glitch where AI chatbot moans ‘I am a failure’ 2025-08-08 at 19:22 By Thomas Barrabi Google said it’s working to fix a bizarre glitch in which its much-hyped Gemini chatbot enters a depressive mood and whines that it’s a “failure.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

CISA Releases a Malware and Forensic Analysis Platform 2025-08-08 at 19:08 By CISA has released a malware and forensic analysis platform.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Star leaky app of the week: StarDict 2025-08-08 at 18:29 By Liam Proven Fun feature found in Debian 13: send your selected text to China – in plaintext As Trixie gets ready to début, a little-known app is hogging the limelight: StarDict, which sends whatever text you select, unencrypted, to servers in China.… This article…

Ex-White House cyber, counter-terrorism guru: Microsoft considers security an annoyance, not a necessity 2025-08-08 at 16:42 By Jessica Lyons Tells The Reg China’s ability to p0wn Redmond’s wares ‘gives me a political aneurysm’ Comment  Roger Cressey served two US presidents as a senior cybersecurity and counter-terrorism advisor and currently worries he’ll experience a “political aneurysm”…

NASA boss calls for nuclear reactor on the Moon 2025-08-08 at 16:42 By Richard Speed Science budget? Whatever. It’s all about beating China and Russia NASA’s Acting Administrator, Sean Duffy, has directed the US space agency to come up with a plan to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon.… This article is an excerpt…

Security Leaders Share Thoughts on DaVita Data Breach 2025-08-08 at 16:42 By On August 5, dialysis firm DaVita confirmed a data breach affecting over 900,000 individuals. The breach potentially exposed Social Security Numbers and personal health information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this…

Why Trump is starting ‘not to give a crap’ if TikTok goes dark — at least briefly 2025-08-08 at 15:04 By Charles Gasparino You might be thinking that Trump just might kick the can down the road with another executive order extension, right? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

Bitcoin likely to lead gains from Trump’s 401(k) crypto order 2025-08-08 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Trump’s executive order opening 401(k)s to crypto has drawn a mix of praise, caution and criticism from industry leaders and skeptics alike. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How Trump’s $9T executive order could let you add Bitcoin to your retirement plan 2025-08-08 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Tobias Vilkenson Trump’s move may change US retirement plans. Bitcoin could soon be part of your 401(k), and Wall Street is getting ready. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Can you split a private key in half? Understanding crypto ownership in divorce and beyond 2025-08-08 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Onkar Singh While you can’t literally split a private key, there are secure legal and technical methods to share or divide control of crypto assets during divorce. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Infosec hounds spot prompt injection vuln in Google Gemini apps 2025-08-08 at 15:03 By Gareth Halfacree Not a very smart home: crims could hijack smart-home boiler, open and close powered windows and more. Now fixed Black hat  A trio of researchers has disclosed a major prompt injection vulnerability in Google’s Gemini large language model-powered applications.……

UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases 2025-08-08 at 15:03 By Connor Jones Campaigners brand Home Office’s lack of transparency as ‘astonishing’ and ‘dangerous’ Privacy groups report a surge in UK police facial recognition scans of databases secretly stocked with passport photos lacking parliamentary oversight.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them 2025-08-08 at 14:17 By When an organization’s credentials are leaked, the immediate consequences are rarely visible—but the long-term impact is far-reaching. Far from the cloak-and-dagger tactics seen in fiction, many real-world cyber breaches begin with something deceptively simple: a username and password. According to Verizon’s…

RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes 2025-08-08 at 14:17 By A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users. The activity is assessed to…