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Roman Storm’s early passion for code led to Silicon Valley, Tornado Cash — and a guilty verdict 2025-08-08 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino From teaching himself how to code to working odd jobs in the United States after emigrating, Roman Storm’s story is anything but typical. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Winklevoss twins deepen ties to Trump family with Bitcoin mining investment: Report 2025-08-08 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The brothers invested an undisclosed amount in American Bitcoin, the mining company co-founded by two of Trump’s sons and others. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

SEC staff liquid-staking guidance leaves regulatory questions, could be contested 2025-08-08 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The SEC staff guidance on liquid staking could be a boon for institutions that want to include the technology in products, but there’s still uncertainty. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Core Scientific’s largest shareholder to vote against CoreWeave buyout offer 2025-08-08 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The shareholder letter by Two Seas Capital says the buyout offer undervalues Core Scientific’s business. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

OpenAI launches GPT-5 as the AI industry seeks a return on investment 2025-08-07 at 23:26 By Reuters OpenAI releases GPT-5, promising expert-level performance for ChatGPT users. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto investor under consideration to fill crucial US Fed seat: Report 2025-08-07 at 23:26 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Adriana Kugler announced her resignation on Aug. 1, paving the way for a Trump nominee at the US central bank. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

German security researchers say ‘Windows Hell No’ to Microsoft biometrics for biz 2025-08-07 at 23:26 By Iain Thomson Hello loophole could let a rogue admin, or a pwned one, inject new facial scans Black Hat  Microsoft is pushing hard for Windows users to shift from using passwords to its Hello biometrics system, but researchers sponsored…

AWS offers $1B credit to slash Uncle Sam cloud bills – and lock in as a provider until at least 2028 2025-08-07 at 23:26 By Brandon Vigliarolo What, you don’t expect them to keep using Microsoft with its Chinese cloud admins, do you? The US government is about to get more AWS in more places…

The CISO-CMO Alliance: Why Cybersecurity Messaging Needs a Unified Front 2025-08-07 at 22:23 By Every executive today understands that a single data breach can threaten not just operational continuity, but the very trust that underpins a brand. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this…

Bots like ChatGPT are triggering ‘AI psychosis’ — how to know if you’re at risk 2025-08-07 at 22:03 By Tracy Swartz “The consequences can be severe, including involuntary psychiatric holds, fractured relationships and in tragic cases, self-harm or violent acts,” Tess Quesenberry, a physician assistant specializing in psychiatry, told The Post. This article is an…

UK’s Union Jack Oil to turn stranded gas into Bitcoin 2025-08-07 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Union Jack Oil’s new Bitcoin mining plan could turn stalled gas wells into early cash flow, potentially paving the way for one of the UK’s first corporate Bitcoin treasuries. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others 2025-08-07 at 21:49 By The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content. “The core of their operation is a…

Animoca launches NUVA marketplace to unify ‘fragmented’ RWA sector 2025-08-07 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Built with Provenance Blockchain, NUVA offers institutional-grade tokenized assets like stablecoin securities and HELOCs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft, CISA warn yet another Exchange server bug can lead to ‘total domain compromise’ 2025-08-07 at 20:58 By Jessica Lyons No reported in-the-wild exploits…yet Microsoft and the feds late Wednesday sounded the alarm on another high-severity bug in Exchange Server hybrid deployments that could allow attackers to escalate privileges from on-premises Exchange to the cloud.……

Trump to sign executive order punishing financial institutions for ‘debanking’: Report 2025-08-07 at 20:23 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Trump’s executive order comes as a group of bank associations are trying to block bank applications from four digital asset firms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

NASA changes the rules of the game for commercial space stations 2025-08-07 at 19:57 By Richard Speed Aiming to shrink the post-ISS gap, but less orbit time for NASA astronauts? NASA has moved the goalposts for companies seeking to replace the aging International Space Station (ISS) and changed the minimum capability required to four crew…

Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to ‘coding error’ 2025-08-07 at 19:57 By Brandon Vigliarolo Nothing to see here – just removing that old Emoluments Clause and habeas corpus Several sections of the online annotated US Constitution maintained by the Library of Congress vanished recently due to what the Library maintains was…

Euro Commish on US lobbying against EU DSA rules: ‘Our standards are not up for discussion’ 2025-08-07 at 19:57 By David Meyer Tells The Reg they never were … ‘and this will not change’ The second Trump administration has repeatedly complained about Europe’s tech laws targeting Silicon Valley’s finest, but now its antipathy is going…

Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need 2025-08-07 at 19:20 By Python is everywhere in modern software. From machine learning models to production microservices, chances are your code—and your business—depends on Python packages you didn’t write. But in 2025, that trust comes with a serious risk. Every few weeks,…

Instagram’s new location tracking feature could put users in danger, critics say — here’s how to turn it off 2025-08-07 at 18:29 By Brooke Steinberg The new Instagram Map allows users to share their real-time location with friends. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View…

Data sharing is the next crypto compliance frontier 2025-08-07 at 18:29 By Cointelegraph by Mike Haley With crypto scams hitting $9.9 billion in 2024 and 90% of UK crypto apps failing AML checks, the industry needs data sharing to combat fraud. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Bitcoin sees Bollinger Bands ‘head fake’ with $117K bulls’ next target 2025-08-07 at 18:29 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin bounces back as traders highlight the next BTC price targets and resistance levels — can bulls take control? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Black Hat’s network ops center brings rivals together for a common cause 2025-08-07 at 18:29 By Iain Thomson The Reg goes behind the scenes of the conference NOC, where volunteers ‘look for a needle in a needle stack’ Black Hat  Neil “Grifter” Wyler is spending the week “looking for a needle in a needle stack,”…

CISA releases malware analysis for Sharepoint Server attack 2025-08-07 at 18:29 By Gareth Halfacree Indications of compromise and Sigma rules report for your security scanners amid ongoing ‘ToolShell’ blitz CISA has published a malware analysis report with compromise indicators and Sigma rules for “ToolShell” attacks targeting specific Microsoft SharePoint Server versions.… This article is an…

From soil to smart contracts: How blockchain is reshaping agriculture 2025-08-07 at 17:10 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis The latest “Clear Crypto Podcast” unpacks how blockchain helps solve critical challenges in agriculture, from supply chain transparency to land ownership and food waste. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Trump calls for Intel CEO’s head over alleged China links 2025-08-07 at 17:10 By Dan Robinson Chipzilla boss accused of huge conflict of interest US President Donald Trump has called for the immediate resignation of Intel’s recently installed chief exec, following concerns raised by a Republican Senator over his links with China.… This article is…

Snowflake builds Spark clients for its own analytics engine 2025-08-07 at 17:10 By Lindsay Clark No need to spin up separate Apache Spark clusters, vendor claims Snowflake is launching a client connector to run Apache Spark code directly in its cloud warehouse – no cluster setup required.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes 2025-08-07 at 17:09 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 malicious Go packages that are designed to download additional payloads from remote servers and execute them on both Windows and Linux systems. “At runtime the code silently spawns a shell, pulls a…

The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense 2025-08-07 at 17:09 By Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a…

BTCFi VC funding hits $175M as investors focus on consumer apps 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin DeFi is seeing more venture capital interest as institutional investors flock to Bitcoin and its increasing yield-bearing capabilities. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP tops $3 as Ripple case nears potential SEC dismissal 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A joint report due on Aug. 15 may lead to the conclusion of the nearly five-year legal dispute between the SEC and Ripple Labs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Trump to allow crypto in 401k retirement plans for US workers: White House 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The White House Press Office confirmed to Cointelegraph that President Trump will sign an executive order allowing crypto exposure in US 401(k) retirement plans This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

KLM, Air France latest major organizations looted for customer data 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Connor Jones Watch out, the phishermen are about, customers told European airline giants Air France and KLM say they are the latest in a string of major organizations to have their customers’ data stolen by way of a break-in at a…

Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK 2025-08-07 at 15:43 By Paul Kunert Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans – according a…

Hyperliquid drives $487B July surge in decentralized crypto trading 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hyperliquid processed $319B in trades last month, accounting for the majority of DeFi perpetual futures volume as decentralized exchanges gain traction. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP whales offload $1.9B as analyst sounds alarm over risk of 30% price crash 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP may stay structurally weak unless whale wallets see daily inflows above 5 million tokens, one analyst warned. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

LG ordered to pay £150k after phone defect caused Scotland house fire 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Connor Jones Forensics experts say the state of the K8’s battery suggests it led to the living room blaze A Scottish woman who suffered a house fire in 2018 has won her case against LG after a judge ruled…

Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By Microsoft has released an advisory for a high-severity security flaw affecting on-premise versions of Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, carries a CVSS score of 8.0.…

The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a…

SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse. “We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN…

OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status 2025-08-07 at 14:34 By Liam Proven Bold, clean, much less legacy tech – and a bit less like old SUSE A release candidate of openSUSE Leap 16.0 is here. It boldly strips out more established legacy tech than almost any other Linux we’ve seen.… This article is an excerpt…