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Researchers Spot XZ Utils Backdoor in Dozens of Docker Hub Images, Fueling Supply Chain Risks 2025-08-12 at 22:05 By New research has uncovered Docker images on Docker Hub that contain the infamous XZ Utils backdoor, more than a year after the discovery of the incident. More troubling is the fact that other images have been…

Beijing doesn’t want Nvidia’s H20s anywhere near sensitive government workloads 2025-08-12 at 21:46 By Tobias Mann Don’t need to give Uncle Sam any more reason to think kill switches are a good idea Nvidia may have the Trump administration’s blessing to resume shipments of its H20 AI accelerators to China, but in Beijing, government officials…

IBM, Google claim quantum computers are almost here after major breakthroughs: ‘It doesn’t feel like a dream anymore’ 2025-08-12 at 21:22 By Ariel Zilber IBM laid out a detailed plan for a large-scale machine in June, declaring it was on track to build one by the end of the decade. This article is an excerpt…

Trump’s crypto ventures yield $2.4B since 2022: Report 2025-08-12 at 21:22 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The $2.4 billion represents roughly 43.5% of the known money Donald Trump has gained from “personal enrichment” during his political career. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems 2025-08-12 at 21:22 By Brandon Vigliarolo Last year’s attempt failed, but increased concern over the state of the BIS might make the second time the charm The US government agency in charge of keeping advanced technology out of the hands of America’s enemies desperately…

GSA inks another $1 OneGov vendor deal, this time with Anthropic 2025-08-12 at 20:52 By Brandon Vigliarolo Deal could give legislative and judicial agencies access to AI that hallucinated legal citations in a court filing Anthropic has become the latest company to benefit from the US government’s frenetic AI adoption pace, inking a deal to…

Fortinet SSL VPNs Hit by Global Brute-Force Wave Before Attackers Shift to FortiManager 2025-08-12 at 20:52 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “significant spike” in brute-force traffic aimed at Fortinet SSL VPN devices. The coordinated activity, per threat intelligence firm GreyNoise, was observed on August 3, 2025, with over 780 unique IP addresses participating…

Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business 2025-08-12 at 20:20 By Avram Piltch Enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they’re not thinking about the legal…

Ethereum hits new multiyear high as Tom Lee’s BitMine plans $20B ETH raise 2025-08-12 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Ether price action targets all-time highs amid excitement over BitMine’s giant accumulation plan, shifting the focus away from rangebound Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Major outage at Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office blamed on ‘cyber incident’ 2025-08-12 at 19:52 By Connor Jones Website, emails, and phones are down for a second day The Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General (OAG) is blaming a digital blackout of its services on a “cyber incident.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Cybercrime Groups ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider Join Forces in Extortion Attacks on Businesses 2025-08-12 at 19:32 By An ongoing data extortion campaign targeting Salesforce customers may soon turn its attention to financial services and technology service providers, as ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider appear to be working hand in hand, new findings show. “This latest wave of…

Perplexity AI makes wild $34.5B all-cash offer for Google Chrome browser 2025-08-12 at 19:17 By Reuters Perplexity is no stranger to headline-grabbing offers — it made a similar one for TikTok US in January, offering to merge with the popular short-video app. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants 2025-08-12 at 19:16 By Simon Sharwood Efforts to build easier off-ramps are … err … ramping up Private cloud platform vendor Platform9 has a new lure for disaffected VMware users: A tool that allows migrations without requiring extra hardware.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

System Collapses Are Preventable, Not Unpredictable 2025-08-12 at 19:16 By Research suggests that when systems collapse, it is most likely due to a preventable error rather than an unpredictable event.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Skynet 1.0, before judgment day 2025-08-12 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Phil Mataras AI systems are already ignoring shutdown commands. Decentralized audit trails are needed to prevent centralized AI from becoming humanity’s Skynet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

No more ‘Sanity Checks.’ Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms 2025-08-12 at 18:46 By Richard Speed ‘Hung’ is out and ‘Unresponsive’ is in, according to the Academy Software Foundation and the Alliance for OpenUSD A Linux Foundation project has published an Inclusive Language Guide to recommend replacements for common tech terms deemed potentially offensive…

Disgraced crypto exec Do Kwon to plead guilty to fraud charges in $40B collapse 2025-08-12 at 18:19 By Reuters Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, is planning to plead guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud, a judge said at a…

BlackSuit ransomware crew loses servers, domains, and $1m in global shakedown 2025-08-12 at 18:18 By Carly Page US cops yank servers, domains, and crypto from the Russia-linked gang – but the crooks remain at large In a display of bureaucratic bravado, US law enforcement agencies say they’ve “disrupted” the BlackSuit ransomware gang (also known as…

Stablecoin laws aren’t aligned — and big fish benefit 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Stablecoin laws are popping up all over the globe, but their differences could spell trouble for cross-border crypto projects. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Do Kwon pleads guilty to two charges related to his role at Terraform 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Terraform Labs co-founder was indicted in 2023 on nine charges related to the collapse of the ecosystem, resulting in an estimated $40 billion in losses for investors. This article is an excerpt from…

BitMine targets huge $24.5B raise as SharpLink boosts Ether war chest 2025-08-12 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Corporate Ether buying accelerates as BitMine and SharpLink raise cash, with ETH nearing record highs and institutions targeting a larger share of supply. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Java 25 puts 32-bit x86 out to pasture, adds 17 shiny new features 2025-08-12 at 17:24 By Tim Anderson Long-term support release candidate arrives, general availability comes next month Java 25, an LTS (long-term support) version, is now at release candidate (RC) stage with general availability scheduled for September 16.… This article is an excerpt…

New ‘Curly COMrades’ APT Using NGEN COM Hijacking in Georgia, Moldova Attacks 2025-08-12 at 17:01 By A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Curly COMrades has been observed targeting entities in Georgia and Moldova as part of a cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate long-term access to target networks. “They repeatedly tried to extract the NTDS…

Arm juices mobile GPUs with neural tech for better graphics 2025-08-12 at 16:33 By Dan Robinson Designs scheduled for launch in 2026, developer kit for programmers out today Chip designer Arm is bringing dedicated neural accelerator hardware to its GPU blueprints used in phones. It expects this to deliver higher quality visuals while boosting AI…

Crypto captures half of top 20 spots in ETFs launched since 2024 2025-08-12 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF leads with $57.4 billion in inflows, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund with $12.1 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Monero price dips as Qubic likely succeeds in 51% attack 2025-08-12 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Monero suffered 60 discarded blocks in 24 hours as Qubic openly conducts selfish mining and claims a successful 51% attack, escalating an ongoing hack war. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Debian 13 ‘Trixie’ arrives: x86-32 and MIPS out, RISC-V in 2025-08-12 at 16:18 By Liam Proven Aside from glam, includes cool features like standalone GNOME Flashback session with no GNOME shell Debian 13 has arrived, now with RISC-V and preconfigured “blends” right in the main installer.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Trump does a 180 on Intel chief following White House meeting 2025-08-12 at 16:18 By Dan Robinson Chip giant praises ‘president’s strong leadership,’ promises to ‘restore this great American company’ US President Donald Trump has now reversed his opinion of Intel chief Lip-Bu Tan following their meeting at the White House yesterday, hinting that the…

Traffic to GenAI Websites Increases by 50%, and Cyberattacks Grow With It 2025-08-12 at 16:11 By Researchers have discovered an increase in traffic to generative AI websites.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

The Ultimate Battle: Enterprise Browsers vs. Secure Browser Extensions 2025-08-12 at 15:35 By Most security tools can’t see what happens inside the browser, but that’s where the majority of work, and risk, now lives. Security leaders deciding how to close that gap often face a choice: deploy a dedicated Enterprise Browser or add an enterprise-grade…

Is $30 XRP price a real possibility for this bull cycle? 2025-08-12 at 15:12 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP prices have multiplied at least 10x in previous bull cycles, fueling hopes for a similar big breakout toward $30 by mid-2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Oh, great.Three notorious cybercrime gangs appear to be collaborating 2025-08-12 at 15:12 By Jessica Lyons Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus$ spent the weekend bragging to each other on a Telegram channel Prolific cybercrime collectives Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus$ appear to have come together in a new Telegram channel that shares news of their exploits.……

USDC issuer Circle to launch new layer-1 Arc blockchain this year 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz USDC issuer Circle has introduced its own layer-1 blockchain, Arc, as its stablecoin grew 90% year-over-year in Q2 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Metaplanet, Smarter Web add almost $100M in Bitcoin to treasuries 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Metaplanet and the UK’s The Smarter Web Company added nearly $100 million in Bitcoin on Tuesday, boosting their positions among the largest public corporate BTC holders. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

SEC to focus on ‘clear’ crypto regulations after Ripple case: Atkins 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The end of the almost five-year legal dispute will enable the agency to dedicate more time to developing clear regulatory frameworks, according to SEC Chair Paul Atkins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Hyundai: Want cyber-secure car locks? That’ll be £49, please 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Connor Jones Automaker’s answer to spate of car thefts is to charge customers for extra Hyundai is charging UK customers £49 ($66) for a security upgrade to prevent thieves from bypassing its car locks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Ebuyer website bought by Fraser Group plc 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Richard Speed UK online reseller bought out of administration in -pre-pack agreement, say sources London Stock Exchange-listed Fraser Group is understood to have bought struggling UK online tech bazaar Ebuyer from administrators in a pre-pack agreement, sources have told The Register.… This article is…

VS Code previews chat checkpoints for unpicking careless talk 2025-08-12 at 14:42 By Tim Anderson Microsoft’s AI-centric code editor and IDE adds the ability to rollback misguided AI prompts The Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) team has rolled out version 1.103 with new features including GitHub Copilot chat checkpoints.… This article is an excerpt…

ARK Invest buys $19M of Jack Dorsey’s Block as stock tumbles to $73 2025-08-12 at 13:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz ARK Invest’s latest Block purchase is its first in months, signaling a potential shift in the company’s investment strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Colo operators flock to emerging markets to build DCs 2025-08-12 at 13:10 By Dan Robinson Joburg and Warsaw among the hotspots for sprawling server farm construction Lagos, Warsaw and Dubai are among the fastest growing cities for colocation services – with metro areas in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions expanding more rapidly than traditional datacenter…