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Chinese phishing kit helps scammers who send fake texts impersonate TikTok, Coinbase, others 2025-10-11 at 01:21 By Jessica Lyons Researchers tracking 2,158 domains hosting YYlaiyu phishing pages Exclusive  A Chinese-developed phishing kit hosted on thousands of domains and boasting 97 different brands to make criminals’ scams look more believable is driving a surge in financial…

Trump announces 100% tariffs on China, Bitcoin plummets below $110K 2025-10-11 at 00:44 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitcoin plunged below $110,000 after Trump announced sweeping tariffs on China on Friday, reigniting fears of a broader trade and market sell-off. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Institutions set to boost digital asset allocations to 16% by 2028: State Street 2025-10-11 at 00:44 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar A global survey finds investors are deepening exposure to blockchain and AI, though many remain skeptical that decentralized finance will take over traditional markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Bitcoin derivatives scream ‘caution’ despite a week of strong BTC ETF inflows 2025-10-11 at 00:44 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin struggled to regain momentum as traders stayed cautious, gold hit record highs, and US-China trade tensions fueled a broader market sell-off. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

OpenAI GPT-5: great taste, less filling, now with 30% less bias 2025-10-10 at 23:30 By Thomas Claburn AI model maker touts effort to depoliticize its product OpenAI says GPT-5 has 30 percent less political bias than its prior AI models.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto Biz: Bitcoin’s corporate moment, ICE’s bold bet, Tether’s expanding footprint 2025-10-10 at 23:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Bitcoin tops $126,000 as Strategy’s BTC hoard swells; ICE backs Polymarket; Rezolve AI buys Smartpay; Plume gains SEC transfer-agent status. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Texas lawmaker behind state’s crypto reserve bill: Ether may be next 2025-10-10 at 23:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The cryptocurrency with the second-largest market cap was on its way to meeting requirements under Texas’ crypto reserve law until a price drop on Friday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Price predictions 10/10: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, SUI 2025-10-10 at 23:03 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin has fallen below $116,000, but select analysts remain unfazed as they anticipate solid buying to emerge at lower levels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Managers are throwing entry-level workers under the bus in race to adopt AI 2025-10-10 at 23:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Does it work? Inconclusive. Still, 55% of business leaders say that adopting AI is worth the impact on workers ai-pocalypse  Business leaders are racing to jump aboard the AI bandwagon, and a new study from the…

How HP Smart Tank printers are making printing affordable again 2025-10-10 at 21:46 By Barret Wertz Refillable printers flip the script on high-cost ink, offering up to two years of printing per fill and a more sustainable approach. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React…

DeFi booming as $11B Bitcoin whale stirs ‘Uptober’ hopes: Finance Redefined 2025-10-10 at 21:15 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai An $11 billion Bitcoin whale returned to crypto markets this week, likely seeking trading opportunities tied to October’s historic crypto rallies and uncertainty in the US. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Bitcoin advocate, human rights activist María Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025-10-10 at 21:15 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Venezuelan opposition leader has championed Bitcoin as a lifeline for individuals trying to protect their wealth or attempting to flee the country. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Trader loses $21M on Hyperliquid after private key leak: How to stay protected 2025-10-10 at 21:15 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi A Hyperliquid trader lost $21 million in a private key exploit, raising new concerns about DeFi security and user vigilance amid growing DEX activity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Ransomware crims that exploited SharePoint 0-days add Velociraptor to their arsenal 2025-10-10 at 21:15 By Jessica Lyons And they’re likely still abusing the same SharePoint flaws for initial access The ransomware gang caught exploiting Microsoft SharePoint zero-days over the summer has added a new tool to its arsenal: Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident…

Kyndryl sued for firing non-white workers, disabled vet 2025-10-10 at 20:46 By Thomas Claburn Security team cuts allegedly targeted workers based on race, national origin, age, and whistleblowing Five former members of Kyndryl’s internal IT security team have sued the IBM spinoff alleging that they were terminated as part of a campaign targeting employees based…

Longtime Microsoft engineer quits over Israeli military being a client: report 2025-10-10 at 20:31 By Thomas Barrabi A longtime Microsoft engineer is resigning after 13 years at the company, claiming he can no longer tolerate its decision to offer cloud computing services to the Israeli military. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Newest generation of GPT models show major drop in political bias, OpenAI says 2025-10-10 at 20:06 By Fox News The report, titled “Defining and Evaluating Political Bias in LLMs,” details how OpenAI developed an automated system to detect, measure and reduce political bias in its artificial intelligence platforms. This article is an excerpt from Latest…

Banks explore launching a stablecoin linked to G7 currencies 2025-10-10 at 20:06 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The group of banks said the stablecoin initiative would explore the “benefits of digital assets” in bringing new products to the market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Senate says Nvidia chips are for America first as China tightens import controls 2025-10-10 at 19:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Xi to the left of me, Trump is to the right; Huang I am, stuck in the middle with GPUs The US Senate has passed a provision that would give US firms first dibs on advanced…

ChatGPT safeguards can be hacked to access bioweapons instructions — despite past safety claims: report 2025-10-10 at 19:27 By Ben Cost Call it the Chat-om bomb. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Zero-day in file-sharing software leads to RCE, and attacks are ongoing 2025-10-10 at 19:27 By Connor Jones Usually we’d say patch up… not this time Security research firm Huntress is warning all users of Gladinet’s CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing tools to urgently apply an available mitigation, as a zero-day is being actively exploited and there’s…

Help Desk Havoc: Why Identity Verification Is Still the Weakest Link in Targeted Attacks 2025-10-10 at 19:06 By Help desks are often the first line of defense for malicious identity verification activity, yet are among the most under-protected entry points in the enterprise.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed…

Microsoft lets bosses spot teams that are dodging Copilot 2025-10-10 at 18:45 By Richard Speed Viva Insights turns AI guzzling into a leaderboard Microsoft is adding Copilot adoption benchmarks to Viva Insights, a tool that lets managers monitor teams to spot those that are gulping down the AI Kool-Aid fastest.… This article is an excerpt…

Crypto safety 2025: 7 easy ways to avoid hacks and scams 2025-10-10 at 18:17 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Discover seven simple, proven habits — strong 2FA, safe signing, hot/cold wallet separation and recovery plans — to block phishing, toxic approvals, fake support and more. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

AI bubble? Bitcoin’s high correlation to Nvidia sparks 80% crash warning 2025-10-10 at 18:17 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Circular AI investments among Nvidia, OpenAI, and AMD have shown similarities to the dot-com bubble, which could spill over to harm the crypto market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Stealit Malware Abuses Node.js Single Executable Feature via Game and VPN Installers 2025-10-10 at 17:52 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active malware campaign called Stealit that has leveraged Node.js’ Single Executable Application (SEA) feature as a way to distribute its payloads. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, select iterations have also employed the…

Microsoft Warns of ‘Payroll Pirates’ Hijacking HR SaaS Accounts to Steal Employee Salaries 2025-10-10 at 17:52 By A threat actor known as Storm-2657 has been observed hijacking employee accounts with the end goal of diverting salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts. “Storm-2657 is actively targeting a range of U.S.-based organizations, particularly employees in sectors like higher…

Pro-Russia hacktivist group dies of cringe after falling into researchers’ trap 2025-10-10 at 17:27 By Connor Jones Forescout’s phony water plant fooled TwoNet into claiming a fake cyber victory – then it quietly shut up shop Security researchers say they duped pro-Russia cybercriminals into targeting a fake critical infrastructure organization, which the crew later claimed…

Major crypto betting platform Shuffle announces user data breach 2025-10-10 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Crypto betting platform Shuffle suffered a major data breach via its CRM provider Fast Track, exposing most users’ data, founder Noa Dummett said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

It’s Solana’s turn to fill the corporate crypto war chest 2025-10-10 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun From the FTX fallout to Metaplanet-inspired expansion, Solana’s corporate story is coming full circle through its SOL treasury companies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Kalshi raises $300M to expand prediction markets to 140 countries 2025-10-10 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Polymarket’s rival prediction marketplace Kalshi told Cointelegraph that its platform will be restricted in 38 jurisdictions, including France and the UK. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Climate goals go up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coal 2025-10-10 at 16:50 By Dan Robinson High gas prices and surging AI demand send operators back to the dirtiest fuel in the stack US datacenters are experiencing a significant shift toward coal-powered energy due to elevated natural gas prices and rapidly growing electricity…

Microsoft warns of ‘payroll pirate’ crew looting US university salaries 2025-10-10 at 16:44 By Carly Page Crooks phish campus staff, slip into HR systems, and quietly reroute paychecks Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team has sounded the alarm over a new financially-motivated cybercrime spree that is raiding US university payroll systems.… This article is an excerpt from…

How SWIFT’s blockchain could challenge Ripple’s grip on payments 2025-10-10 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Can SWIFT’s blockchain match Ripple’s technological edge? Explore the key challenges it faces and its potential impact on global payments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CZ’s Google account targeted by ‘government-backed’ hackers 2025-10-10 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Changpeng Zhao’s warning highlights a resurgence of threats from state-backed hacking groups, such as the North Korean Lazarus Group. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin drop to $118K likely, but futures reset means dip won’t last long 2025-10-10 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin’s drop to $118,000 is a possibility, but traders might see futures’ open interest drop by $4.1 billion as a potential dip-buying opportunity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

50 years in deep space, and Voyager still can’t escape budget gravity 2025-10-10 at 16:18 By Richard Speed Probes face 26% funding cut as NASA grapples with shutdown chaos NASA’s Voyager project could be facing a 26 percent budget cut while the plug is pulled on other programs, according to insiders familiar with the agency’s…

Microsoft 364 trips over its own network settings in North America 2025-10-10 at 15:49 By Richard Speed Outage blamed on misconfigured infrastructure as users report hour-long disruption Microsoft 365 services toppled over in North America last night due to an infrastructure misconfiguration.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to…

Gold buying boom mirrors Bitcoin’s momentum: Deutsche Bank 2025-10-10 at 15:17 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Gold has hit its highest share of central bank reserves in decades, potentially shaping Bitcoin’s path as a future reserve asset, according to Deutsche Bank. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

South Africans can now pay with crypto at 650K stores via Scan to Pay 2025-10-10 at 15:17 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra A new integration allows South Africans to spend Bitcoin, stablecoins and other crypto directly at more than 650,000 merchants nationwide. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

$11B Bitcoin whale bets on BTC, ETH correction with $900M shorts 2025-10-10 at 15:17 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai In one of their first moves in two months, the Bitcoin whale returned to short Bitcoin and Ether for hundreds of millions of dollars, betting on their short-term price decline. This article is an excerpt from…

UK slaps ‘strategic market status’ on Google, unlocking power to pry open search 2025-10-10 at 15:17 By Carly Page Competition watchdog can now meddle in how the tech giant runs the biggest wing of its organization The UK’s competition watchdog has officially slapped Google with “strategic market status,” a new legal label that gives the…