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  • Hong Kong issues strict new crypto custody rules for cold wallets

    Hong Kong issues strict new crypto custody rules for cold wallets 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Hong Kong has introduced strict crypto custody rules, banning smart contracts for cold wallets and tightening security standards for custodians. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Spot Ether ETFs rack up $3B in August as ETH hits yearly high

    Spot Ether ETFs rack up $3B in August as ETH hits yearly high 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Spot Ether ETFs are set to record their strongest weekly performance ever, with inflows already surpassing $2.9 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Tight Cybersecurity Budgets Accelerate the Shift to AI-Driven Defense

    Tight Cybersecurity Budgets Accelerate the Shift to AI-Driven Defense 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Kevin Townsend With cybersecurity budgets strained, organizations are turning to AI-powered automation to plug staffing gaps, maintain defenses, and survive escalating threats. The post Tight Cybersecurity Budgets Accelerate the Shift to AI-Driven Defense appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt…

  • Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance

    Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Eduard Kovacs Android pKVM has achieved SESIP Level 5 certification, which means it’s resistant to highly skilled, motivated, and funded attackers. The post Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL

    Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL 2025-08-15 at 12:22 By Danny Bradbury Government: ‘Trust us, it’ll be different this time’ Feature  The UK government has gone all-in on AI. More than 50 years after Harold Wilson gave his famous “White heat of technology” speech, this is the hot new thing. An…

  • Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products

    Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products 2025-08-15 at 11:47 By Eduard Kovacs Rockwell Automation has published several advisories describing critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its products. The post Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React…

  • LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins

    LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins 2025-08-15 at 11:37 By Paul Kunert System prompt engineering turns benign AI assistants into ‘investigator’ and ‘detective’ roles that bypass privacy guardrails A team of boffins is warning that AI chatbots built on large language models (LLM) can be tuned into malicious agents to autonomously…

  • Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Firewall Management Platform

    Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Firewall Management Platform 2025-08-15 at 10:48 By Eduard Kovacs Cisco has released over 20 advisories as part of its August 2025 bundled publication for ASA, FMC and FTD products. The post Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Firewall Management Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Cisco Warns of CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution

    Cisco Warns of CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution 2025-08-15 at 10:48 By Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-20265 (CVSS score:…

  • New York lawmaker wants to tax crypto sales and transfers

    New York lawmaker wants to tax crypto sales and transfers 2025-08-15 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan New York Assemblymember Phil Steck introduced a bill that would see the state tax the sale and transfer of crypto assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Garantex had ‘contingency plans’ last time authorities tried to shut it down

    Garantex had ‘contingency plans’ last time authorities tried to shut it down 2025-08-15 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The US government redesignated Garantex on Thursday to its list of sanctioned entities, along with its successor, Grinex, but TRM Labs suggests it may be ineffective. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

  • Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide

    Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide 2025-08-15 at 09:47 By Lindsay Clark As £9 billion MoU sparks debate about value for money, it’s time to have your say Register debate series  It’s a lot of money, £9 billion ($12 billion). Especially for a government which finds itself…

  • How military leadership prepares veterans for cybersecurity success

    How military leadership prepares veterans for cybersecurity success 2025-08-15 at 09:47 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Warren O’Driscoll, Head of Security Practice at NTT DATA UK and Ireland, discusses how military leadership training equips veterans with the mindset, resilience, and strategic thinking needed to excel in cybersecurity. Drawing on habits such…

  • Sorry, ETH holders…you may have to wait longer for all-time highs

    Sorry, ETH holders…you may have to wait longer for all-time highs 2025-08-15 at 09:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons While some Ether holders expect new all-time highs within the next few days, a Nansen analyst believes it may still be weeks to months away. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

  • Crypto address poisoning scammers netted $1.6M this week

    Crypto address poisoning scammers netted $1.6M this week 2025-08-15 at 09:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto address poisoning scams exploded this week, with one victim losing $636,000 in Ether due to a purposefully contaminated wallet history. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Cyber insurance market shows early signs of maturity

    Cyber insurance market shows early signs of maturity 2025-08-15 at 09:06 By Sinisa Markovic The cyber insurance market is entering a new phase of evolution and showing early signs of maturity, according to recent research from Arctic Wolf. Brokers and carriers are taking on different but connected roles to help customers get policies. Brokers advise…

  • Coinbase says a ‘full-scale altcoin season’ may be just ahead

    Coinbase says a ‘full-scale altcoin season’ may be just ahead 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin dominance has fallen to a six-month low while altcoin market cap jumped 50% since July, setting the stage for a potential September altseason, said Coinbase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

  • David Bailey’s Nakamoto closes KindlyMD merger for Bitcoin treasury

    David Bailey’s Nakamoto closes KindlyMD merger for Bitcoin treasury 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Nakamoto, a Bitcoin entity established by Trump crypto adviser David Bailey, and KindlyMD, have merged to establish a new Bitcoin treasury company. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost

    Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Simon Sharwood Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand Manufacturer to the stars Foxconn is building so many AI servers that they’re now bringing in more cash than consumer electronics – even counting…

  • Obot MCP Gateway: Open-source platform to securely manage the adoption of MCP servers

    Obot MCP Gateway: Open-source platform to securely manage the adoption of MCP servers 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Help Net Security Obot MCP Gateway is a free, open-source gateway that enables IT organizations to securely manage and scale adoption of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. MCPs are becoming the standard for how AI agents interface with…

  • Fighting fraud with AI: The new identity security playbook

    Fighting fraud with AI: The new identity security playbook 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Hal Lonas, CTO at Trulioo, talks about the rise of synthetic identity fraud and how it’s quickly becoming one of the biggest threats in financial crime. He breaks down how fraudsters are using…

  • Employees race to build custom AI apps despite security risks

    Employees race to build custom AI apps despite security risks 2025-08-15 at 07:37 By Help Net Security The latest Netskope findings show a 50% increase in GenAI platform usage among enterprise end-users, driven by growing employee demand for tools to develop custom AI applications and agents. Top LLM interfaces by percentage in organizations (source: Netskope)…

  • AI Algorithms Could Undermine Your Security Job Hunt

    AI Algorithms Could Undermine Your Security Job Hunt 2025-08-15 at 07:37 By Use of AI is a double-edged sword for both job seekers and the companies looking to hire them. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Bitcoin charts are similar to the 2021 top: Will history rhyme?

    Bitcoin charts are similar to the 2021 top: Will history rhyme? 2025-08-15 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons A crypto trader says Bitcoin is at a “key resistance” similar to the level where it topped in 2021, but other traders argue historical charts can’t be applied to this cycle. This article is an excerpt…

  • New infosec products of the week: August 15, 2025

    New infosec products of the week: August 15, 2025 2025-08-15 at 07:00 By Sinisa Markovic Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Brivo, Envoy, Prove, Rubrik, and Trellix. Rubrik Agent Rewind enables organizations to undo mistakes made by agentic AI Agent Rewind, powered by Predibase AI infrastructure,…

  • Crypto, fintech execs want Trump to ban bank fees for customer data

    Crypto, fintech execs want Trump to ban bank fees for customer data 2025-08-15 at 06:46 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Over 80 crypto and fintech executives asked the Trump administration to stop banks from levying data access fees, which threaten their business models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

  • Investors target ‘fun-first’ crypto games as funding jumps 94% in July

    Investors target ‘fun-first’ crypto games as funding jumps 94% in July 2025-08-15 at 06:46 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Web3 gaming funding steamed back as daily unique active wallets rose 2% to 4.9 million in July, with signs of a maturing industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

  • US Treasury’s Scott Bessent backpedals: Bitcoin buying still possible

    US Treasury’s Scott Bessent backpedals: Bitcoin buying still possible 2025-08-15 at 05:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified on X that the department is still exploring budget-neutral ways to purchase Bitcoin, contrasting an earlier comment that tanked the crypto markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

  • Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs

    Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs 2025-08-15 at 05:11 By Simon Sharwood Sees AI costs rising but