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Take this rob and shove it! Salesforce issues stern retort to ransomware extort 2025-10-08 at 20:33 By Jessica Lyons CRM giant ‘will not engage, negotiate with, or pay’ the scumbags Salesforce won’t pay a ransom demand to criminals who claim to have stolen nearly 1 billion customer records and are threatening to leak the data…

Hackers Exploit WordPress Sites to Power Next-Gen ClickFix Phishing Attacks 2025-10-08 at 20:33 By Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a nefarious campaign targeting WordPress sites to make malicious JavaScript injections that are designed to redirect users to sketchy sites. “Site visitors get injected content that was drive-by malware like fake Cloudflare verification,” Sucuri researcher…

Elon Musk’s X settles fired Twitter executives’ $128M severance pay lawsuit 2025-10-08 at 20:25 By Reuters X had settled a separate lawsuit by rank-and-file Twitter employees who lost their jobs during mass layoffs and claimed they were owed $500 million in unpaid severance. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View…

Bank of England smells hint of dotcom bubble 2.0 in AI froth 2025-10-08 at 20:25 By Lindsay Clark UK central bank warns of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee has warned of the dangers of a sudden correction in the financial markets, owing to the value of tech and…

3 reasons why XRP’s time spent under $3 could be short-lived 2025-10-08 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Despite XRP’s dip below $3, strong whale accumulation, ETF optimism, and bullish technicals suggest that a rebound is brewing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Square offers Bitcoin payments for merchants as crypto adoption accelerates 2025-10-08 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Square’s new Bitcoin service lets US merchants accept BTC at checkout, hold it in a built-in wallet and get zero fees on transactions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Satoshi’s $100B+ dormant Bitcoin stash: What happens if it finally moves 2025-10-08 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Satoshi’s $100-billion Bitcoin hoard remains untouched. In case it enters the market, it might have unexpected outcomes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

IBM’s big iron to get Spyre AI accelerator upgrade this month 2025-10-08 at 19:31 By Dan Robinson Giving the mainframe customers what they want IBM’s Spyre Accelerator is set to be generally available later this month, delivering a boost to the AI capabilities of its enterprise-grade hardware including the z17 mainframe, LinuxONE 5, and Power11…

Pump.Fun rival FORM eyes 40% rally after CZ declares ‘BNB meme szn’ 2025-10-08 at 19:07 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Four.Meme has surpassed rival Pump.Fun’s daily revenue in the past 24 hours was $1.4 million, compared to the latter’s $885,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Exchange Online will start archiving your oldest emails before your inbox bursts 2025-10-08 at 19:07 By Richard Speed Microsoft promises fewer ‘mailbox full’ errors in face of message deluge Microsoft’s latest attempt to make the dreaded “mailbox full” response a thing of the past is rolling out in October and November. Threshold-based auto-archiving is coming…

The Future of Cybersecurity Training and What It Means for Employers 2025-10-08 at 19:07 By Traditional cyber educational models are struggling to keep up with the pace of change.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Chinese Hackers Weaponize Open-Source Nezha Tool in New Attack Wave 2025-10-08 at 19:06 By Threat actors with suspected ties to China have turned a legitimate open-source monitoring tool called Nezha into an attack weapon, using it to deliver a known malware called Gh0st RAT to targets. The activity, observed by cybersecurity company Huntress in August…

Coinbase enables staking for NY residents after regulatory approval 2025-10-08 at 17:54 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Coinbase has launched crypto staking in New York, allowing residents to earn rewards on assets such as ETH and SOL following state regulatory approval. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

DOGE price gained 445% the last time this indicator flashed green 2025-10-08 at 17:54 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale The last two times Dogecoin price rallied 300% and 445% after its monthly RSI produced a bullish cross, and the same signal has now flashed again. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

IBM invites CockroachDB to infest its mainframes with PostgreSQL 2025-10-08 at 16:57 By Lindsay Clark Vendors promote bridge to modern architecture for legacy systems, but Db2 not going anywhere just yet IBM has signed an OEM agreement with Cockroach Labs – maker of the distributed PostgreSQL-like cloud RDBMS CockroachDB – in a bid to help…

Texas senators cry foul over Smithsonian’s pricy Space Shuttle shuffle 2025-10-08 at 16:35 By Richard Speed Can be shifted for a tenth of the price AND the wings don’t have to come off – allegedly Texas senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have hit back at a Smithsonian memo on relocating Space Shuttle Discovery, claiming…

Kazakhstan shuts 130 crypto platforms, seizes $17M for illicit activity 2025-10-08 at 16:27 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Despite Kazakhstan’s public pro-crypto stance, the volume of crypto platforms engaged in illicit financial schemes has increased in 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

2.1M Discord users’ ‘deleted’ ID photos may be exposed in massive leak 2025-10-08 at 16:27 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Hackers who breached Discord’s Zendesk support system are reportedly extorting the platform after stealing 2.1 million users’ age-verification photos. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

$11B Bitcoin whale returns with $360M BTC transfer after 2 months 2025-10-08 at 16:27 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The massive whale previously rotated about $5 billion worth of Bitcoin into Ether after holding the BTC stash for seven years. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Germany slams brakes on EU’s Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest 2025-10-08 at 16:27 By Connor Jones Berlin’s opposition likely kills off Brussels’ bid to scan everyone’s messages Germany has committed to oppose the EU’s controversial “Chat Control” regulations following huge pressure from multiple activists and major organizations.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Python releases version 3.14 – with cautious free-threaded support 2025-10-08 at 16:27 By Tim Anderson JIT compiler included but experimental and can slow performance The Python team has released version 3.14, with big new features including free threading support, the ability to use concurrent interpreters, improved debugger support, and an opt-in new interpreter which improves…

How chatbots are coaching vulnerable users into crisis 2025-10-08 at 15:08 By Danny Bradbury From homework helper to psychological hazard in 300 hours of sycophantic validation Feature  When a close family member contacted Etienne Brisson to tell him that he’d created the world’s first sentient AI, the Quebecois business coach was intrigued. But things quickly…

BNB Chain memecoins mint new millionaires in wild trading week 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai BNB Chain traders made millions on new memecoins going parabolic, with one turning $3,500 into $7.9 million amid a surge in onchain trading activity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

From TerraUSD to YU: Why stablecoins fail to hold $1 and the risks investors can’t ignore 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya From TerraUSD’s crash to Yala’s YU, several stablecoins have failed to hold their peg. Here’s why depegging happens and the risks you can’t afford to ignore. This article is an…

As real life banks close, network operator starts a Scam School to stop Granny getting mugged online 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Dan Robinson Broadband biz teams up with Good Things Foundation to teach the digitally doddery how to dodge fraud UK network Virgin Media O2 is taking steps to combat fraud with a nationwide education…

Step Into the Password Graveyard… If You Dare (and Join the Live Session) 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses — and many of those breaches could have been stopped. Attackers don’t need advanced tools; they just need one careless login. For IT teams, that means endless resets, compliance…

Severe Figma MCP Vulnerability Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely — Patch Now 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability in the popular figma-developer-mcp Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that could allow attackers to achieve code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53967 (CVSS score: 7.5), is a command injection bug…

Telecoms wholesaler ICUK restores services after two-day DDoS pelting 2025-10-08 at 13:48 By Connor Jones No idea who’s behind it, just happy it’s over London-based wholesale telecoms biz ICUK is back on track after a multi-day DDoS attack on its network and systems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

Forward Industries launches Solana validator, almost $1.7B SOL staked 2025-10-08 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Forward Industries staked its entire Solana treasury into a new validator, immediately joining the network’s top 10. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

$10B in Ethereum awaits exit as validator withdrawals surge 2025-10-08 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Ethereum’s validator exit queue has increased to a record $10 billion, but institutional participants, such as Grayscale, are stepping in to replace the exodus. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

CZ’s YZi Labs launches $1B BNB fund as token hits new highs 2025-10-08 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Changpeng Zhao-founded YZi Labs is launching a $1 billion fund targeting builders in the BNB ecosystem as BNB skyrockets to all-time highs above $1,300. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

UK Home Office doubles down on Oracle with £54M cloud contract 2025-10-08 at 13:23 By Lindsay Clark Department also wedded to Big Red in shared service applications The UK’s Home Office has signed a new deal with Oracle for around £54 million ($72 million) in cloud infrastructure and platform services as it gears up as…

No Time to Waste: Embedding AI to Cut Noise and Reduce Risk 2025-10-08 at 13:22 By Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity on both sides of the battlefield. Cybercriminals are using AI-powered tools to accelerate and automate attacks at a scale defenders have never faced before. Security teams are overwhelmed by an explosion of vulnerability data,…

Bitcoin risks new $114K plunge as ‘predatory’ traders squeeze BTC longs 2025-10-08 at 11:10 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price analysis gave a new $114,000 bottom target for BTC after a 4% drop from all-time highs, while traders added fresh liquidity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Brits sitting on £1.6B gold mine of Windows 10 junk as support ends 2025-10-08 at 11:10 By Richard Speed Recyclers reckon millions of obsolete PCs could yield a small fortune in precious metals There’s gold in them thar piles of old Windows 10 PCs. Quite literally, according to recyclers.… This article is an excerpt from…