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Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware 2025-08-22 at 03:32 By Iain Thomson Pro tip: When taking revenge, don’t use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.… This article is…

Bitcoiner loses $91M in social engineering attack: ZachXBT 2025-08-22 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A Bitcoiner fell victim to a social engineering attack after being approached by impostors posing as hardware wallet support, losing 783 BTC worth $91 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason 2025-08-22 at 02:57 By Thomas Claburn Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right? Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear weapons.… This article…

Altcoin treasury race: VERB TON acquisition company announces $780M in assets 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Public companies continue to diversify into altcoins, but with mixed effects on share prices and mixed reception from investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Pennsylvania state lawmaker proposes ban on public officials trading crypto 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The bill pushed by the representative included a ban on lawmakers and their families from “launching, promoting, or trading in coins where they hold a personal financial interest.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Ethena crosses $500M in cumulative revenue as synthetic stablecoins gain ground 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino While the overall stablecoin market is up 4% in August, some synthetic stablecoins, such as Sky Dollar and Falcon USD, have had even more substantial gains. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Jessica Lyons Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month’s SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak in Redmond’s early-bug-notification…

ChatGPT users mourn their AI lovers after a big tech update destroys them: ‘My heart is broken into pieces’ 2025-08-22 at 01:43 By Marissa Matozzo Love in the time of AI just got a brutal update.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

‘Impersonation as a service’ the next big thing in cybercrime 2025-08-22 at 01:19 By Jessica Lyons Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers English speakers adept at social engineering are a hot commodity in the cybercrime job market.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned 2025-08-22 at 00:33 By Thomas Claburn Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge for machine learning…

US OCC terminates 2022 order targeting Anchorage Digital over AML 2025-08-22 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The financial regulator said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order,” first issued in April 2022. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Bitcoin’s $13.8B options expiry puts bulls on edge ahead of key test 2025-08-22 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin’s options expiry and tech-sector pressures will determine if the bull run truly ended or just took a pause. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

US DOJ official signals department opposes retrial for Roman Storm 2025-08-21 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though a Justice Department official did not mention the Tornado Cash developer by name, he made many general references to enforcement cases involving similar allegations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

SOL chart is the most bullish in crypto right now: Is $260 next? 2025-08-21 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Several technical indicators are flashing bullish for SOL price, and analysts believe a rally to $260 is the next step. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

State Street becomes first custodian on JPMorgan tokenized debt platform 2025-08-21 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill State Street, one of the world’s top three asset managers, can now custody blockchain-based debt securities for institutional clients. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

$70B DeFi protocol Aave goes live on Aptos in ecosystem expansion 2025-08-21 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Aave enters a blockchain with few competitors, with only one top-five Aptos protocols having a TVL of $1 billion or more. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers 2025-08-21 at 21:56 By Brandon Vigliarolo Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas It’s been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack…

Car company creates hilarious tool to channel drivers’ anger — and avoid dangerous road rage incidents 2025-08-21 at 21:09 By Brooke Steinberg A car company in China has a cartoonish approach to curing road rage. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…

XRP Q4 moonshot depends on one key chart condition 2025-08-21 at 21:09 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly An XRP chart fractal and whale flows hint at a short-term dip before a possible “moonshot” breakout to new all-time highs in Q4. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Wealthy Asian investors target 5% of portfolios in crypto as adoption broadens 2025-08-21 at 21:09 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar High net worth investors in Asia are piling into crypto, adding to a market long dominated by retail users across India, Indonesia, Vietnam and beyond. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Google joins government AI discount frenzy, undercuts competition with $0.47 deal 2025-08-21 at 21:09 By Brandon Vigliarolo If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it’d better be us! It’s now safe to say the gang’s all here when it comes to big generative AI model makers signing dollar discount deals with Uncle Sam. Google…

Elon Musk, X settle $500M lawsuit by fired Twitter workers 2025-08-21 at 20:47 By Reuters Musk fired approximately 6,000 employees after his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, which he rebranded X. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0 2025-08-21 at 20:34 By Liam Proven Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows LibreOffice 25.8 arrives with a tagline of “smarter, faster and more reliable.” That all sounds good. So what’s new?… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Transatlantic chip war fizzles as EU and US framework confirms 15% tariff cap 2025-08-21 at 20:34 By Carly Page US pulls back from Trump’s threatened 100% levy but not everyone pleased at Europe’s concessions World War Fee  The US and European Union have fleshed out details on their sweeping trade deal, promising billions in AI…

Pre-Auth Exploit Chains Found in Commvault Could Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks 2025-08-21 at 20:34 By Commvault has released updates to address four security gaps that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution on susceptible instances. The list of vulnerabilities, identified in Commvault versions before 11.36.60, is as follows – CVE-2025-57788 (CVSS score: 6.9)…

Bitcoin price in ‘late’ maturity phase: Is the bull market close to ending? 2025-08-21 at 20:07 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin onchain data and the length of BTC’s previous market cycles suggest the current bull phase is coming to an end. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Google’s $250 AI agent can only help you book restaurant reservations 2025-08-21 at 19:53 By Brandon Vigliarolo But the free AI Mode itself can now take your history into account The all-AI search mode Google introduced earlier this year has sprouted a one-trick AI agent – but only those willing to pay top dollar for…

Cybercriminals Deploy CORNFLAKE.V3 Backdoor via ClickFix Tactic and Fake CAPTCHA Pages 2025-08-21 at 19:41 By Threat actors have been observed leveraging the deceptive social engineering tactic known as ClickFix to deploy a versatile backdoor codenamed CORNFLAKE.V3. Google-owned Mandiant described the activity, which it tracks as UNC5518, as part of an access-as-a-service scheme that employs fake…

Microsoft continues Control Panel farewell tour 2025-08-21 at 19:18 By Richard Speed Latest Windows Insider Build puts time and language options in Settings Microsoft has continued its efforts to nudge users toward the Windows Settings app from the venerable Control Panel, with language and time settings making the jump.… This article is an excerpt from…

Cybercriminals Attack VPS to Access Business Email Systems 2025-08-21 at 19:18 By An attack campaign is exploiting Virtual Private Server (VPS) infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin price dip hinges on $114K as markets shrug off US-EU trade deal 2025-08-21 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin joins US stocks in ignoring a trade deal with the EU as traders turn to the Fed’s Jackson Hole event and key BTC price support and resistance levels. This article is an excerpt…

Not again! Microsoft blames config tweak for 365 outage in parts of North America 2025-08-21 at 18:54 By Richard Speed What testing is happening before changes hit production? Microsoft had a midweek meltdown on Wednesday as a chunk of its productivity suite fell out of the cloud.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Howard Lutnick’s ‘insulting’ remarks about Nvidia’s H20 chips irk China: report 2025-08-21 at 18:32 By Thomas Barrabi Chinese officials are peeved over Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s “insulting” remarks about Nvidia’s H20 computer chip — and are now pressuring domestic firms not to buy it, according to a report Thursday. This article is an excerpt from…

Here’s how Americans are using ChatGPT and AI to plan vacations 2025-08-21 at 17:13 By SWNS A new survey shows that younger Americans are relying on AI and ChatGPT more and more to construct their vacation itineraries. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

Tether, Circle to meet top South Korean Bank execs: Report 2025-08-21 at 17:13 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Tether and Circle are set to meet with the CEOs of South Korea’s four largest banks this week to discuss potential partnerships. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Kanye West YZY sniper wallet linked to $21M LIBRA extraction scheme: Analysts 2025-08-21 at 17:13 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Onchain sleuth found YZY sniper wallets tied to LIBRA, extracting $23 million in suspected insider gains across both token launches. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

MetaMask to roll out wallet-native mUSD dollar stablecoin 2025-08-21 at 17:13 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra MetaMask will roll out its mUSD stablecoin in 2025, launching first on Ethereum and Consensys’ Linea network for use across Web3 applications. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Orange Belgium mega-breach exposes 850K customers to serious fraud 2025-08-21 at 17:13 By Connor Jones Everything a criminal needs for targeted attacks exposed, but telco insists ‘no critical data compromised’ A significant data theft at Orange Belgium has opened hundreds of thousands of its customers to serious cybersecurity risks.… This article is an excerpt from…

US cops wrap up RapperBot, one of world’s biggest DDoS-for-hire rackets 2025-08-21 at 16:40 By Carly Page Feds say Mirai-spawned botnet blasted 370K attacks before AWS and pals helped yank its servers RapperBot, a botnet-for-hire blamed for hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks, has been yanked offline by the Feds, who also hauled in its…

RWA protocol exploits reach $14.6M in H1 2025, surpassing 2024 2025-08-21 at 16:08 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Real-world asset protocols present an “evolving” threat landscape that offers a larger attack surface for hackers, according to CertiK. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Kerberus acquires Pocket Universe to build crypto antivirus 2025-08-21 at 16:08 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Kerberus plans to build a dedicated antivirus for crypto to protect users from growing malware attacks following the Pocket Universe acquisition. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline: