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Marketing giant Dentsu warns staff after Merkle data raid 2025-10-29 at 14:55 By Connor Jones Emails confirm payroll and bank details lifted in cyberattack on US subsidiary Global marketing giant Dentsu is writing to current and former staff after a cyberattack on a subsidiary led to bank, payroll, and other sensitive data being stolen.… This…

UK politicians to draft outage blueprint after AWS calamity 2025-10-29 at 14:55 By SA Mathieson 60% of government services rely on Amazon, Google, or Microsoft’s clouds The UK government will publish a plan for handling future cloud outages after last week’s AWS failure knocked out several departments.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

These four XRP price charts predict a rally toward $3 2025-10-29 at 14:24 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Multiple technical indicators suggested a potential XRP price rally toward $3 in the coming days as the balance on exchanges hit five-year lows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Avalanche attracts governments and funds in Q3, but token lags 86% below peak 2025-10-29 at 14:24 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Institutions are tokenizing hundreds of millions in capital on the Avalanche blockchain, which is turning government and TradFi integrations “into onchain reality,” according to Nansen. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Crypto ETP season? Safello, Deutsche Bank to launch first TAO ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange 2025-10-29 at 14:24 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Safello’s TAO ETP joins a new wave of crypto ETFs hitting global markets, with fresh Solana, Litecoin and Hedera fund launches across the US and Hong Kong. This article is an excerpt…

Sole trader dispatched almost 1M spam texts to hard-up Brits, says watchdog 2025-10-29 at 14:24 By Paul Kunert ICO fined Bharat Singh Chand £200,000 after receiving 19,138 complaints Britain’s data watchdog has fined a sole trader £200,000 for nearly a million spam texts targeting people in debt – almost 20 pence per message.… This article…

Discover Practical AI Tactics for GRC — Join the Free Expert Webinar 2025-10-29 at 14:23 By Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). It’s no longer a future concept—it’s here, and it’s already reshaping how teams operate. AI’s capabilities are profound: it’s speeding up audits, flagging critical risks faster, and drastically…

Preparing for the Digital Battlefield of 2026: Ghost Identities, Poisoned Accounts, & AI Agent Havoc 2025-10-29 at 14:23 By BeyondTrust’s annual cybersecurity predictions point to a year where old defenses will fail quietly, and new attack vectors will surge. Introduction The next major breach won’t be a phished password. It will be the result of…

Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Living-Off-the-Land Tactics 2025-10-29 at 14:23 By Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks. The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team,…

CoinShares launches Toncoin ETP as TON market cap dips below $6B 2025-10-29 at 12:54 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz European crypto asset manager CoinShares rolled out exposure to Telegram-linked TON via an ETP, despite the token plummeting almost 60% year-to-date. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Senate Democrats demand answers on Trump’s pardon of Binance’s CZ 2025-10-29 at 12:54 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Seven Senate Democrats asked the US attorney general and the DOJ to explain President Trump’s pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, calling it a corrupt move. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Bolt Graphics unveils Zeus GPU built on RISC-V and path tracing tech 2025-10-29 at 12:54 By Liam Proven Onboard cores use a Linux stack based on Ubuntu Ubuntu Summit  One of the more unexpected talks at last week’s Ubuntu Summit 25.10 in London was by Antonio Salvemini of Bolt Graphics, who introduced the company’s forthcoming…

10 npm Packages Caught Stealing Developer Credentials on Windows, macOS, and Linux 2025-10-29 at 12:54 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver an information stealer targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. “The malware uses four layers of obfuscation to hide its payload, displays a fake…

Circle’s Arc attracts South Korea’s first won-backed stablecoin experiment 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Circle’s Arc has seen strong early adoption, with over 100 global financial and fintech giants, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Visa and Mastercard, joining its public testnet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Saylor’s Strategy tipped for S&P 500 inclusion after Q3 earnings: 10X Research 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Strategy may join the S&P 500 by year-end, even as Bitcoin buys slow and investor sentiment fades, 10x Research said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Mt. Gox delays $4B Bitcoin repayments: Bullish or bearish for BTC price? 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin price has surged 85% since Mt. Gox began repayments, proving fears of a massive sell-off were overblown as demand easily absorbed supply. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

UK government on the lookout for bargain-priced CTO 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Lindsay Clark Dangles £100K for someone to fix £23B tech mess The UK government is on the hunt for a new CTO after incumbent David Knott announced his departure, citing family reasons.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Zen Internet loses unfair dismissal appeal case with former CEO 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Richard Speed Judges agree broadband biz didn’t follow its own procedures when booting boss UK ISP Zen Internet has lost an appeal against a ruling that it unfairly dismissed former CEO Paul Stobart.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Active Exploits Hit Dassault and XWiki — CISA Confirms Critical Flaws Under Attack 2025-10-29 at 11:41 By Threat actors are actively exploiting multiple security flaws impacting Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso and XWiki, according to alerts issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and VulnCheck. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2025-6204 (CVSS…

Trump-linked World Liberty to airdrop $1.2M of WLFI tokens to early USD1 users 2025-10-29 at 10:24 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas World Liberty Financial will distribute 8.4 million WLFI tokens across six exchanges, including Gate.io, KuCoin, LBank, HTX Global, Flipster and MEXC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

9 in 10 Exchange servers in Germany still running out-of-support software 2025-10-29 at 10:24 By Connor Jones Cybersecurity agency urges organizations to upgrade or risk total network compromise Germany’s infosec office (BSI) is sounding the alarm after finding that 92 percent of the nation’s Exchange boxes are still running out-of-support software, a fortnight after Microsoft…

Rethinking Data Collection in Identity Security 2025-10-29 at 10:24 By The key to an effective security strategy lies not in collecting more information, but in focusing on the right data to ensure safety without unnecessary exposure. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Visa to start supporting stablecoins on four blockchains 2025-10-29 at 08:29 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said the payments giant is adding support for four new stablecoins on four blockchains, and will allow banks to mint and burn. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Ethereum’s Fusaka fork primed for mainnet after final testnet debut 2025-10-29 at 08:29 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Ethereum’s Fusaka update has debuted on Hoodi, its final testnet, and is slated to bring several security and scalability improvements to the blockchain’s mainnet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Australian police building AI to translate emoji used by ‘crimefluencers’ 2025-10-29 at 08:29 By Simon Sharwood Five Eyes intel alliance has created a team to target these scum who prey on kids Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) is working on an AI to interpret emojis and the slang used online by Generation Z and Generation Alpha,…

Australian regulator gives long-awaited crypto guidance, but concerns remain 2025-10-29 at 08:16 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The local industry has welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s expanded crypto guidance, but resourcing concerns remain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Starlink tells the world it has over 150 sextillion IPv6 addresses 2025-10-29 at 07:58 By Simon Sharwood But the data describing where they’re used – which is help to fight crime – isn’t very useful Internetworking wonks have investigated Starlink’s use of IP addresses and found some interesting facts.… This article is an excerpt from…

Western Union picks Solana for its stablecoin and crypto network 2025-10-29 at 05:48 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Western Union has selected Solana for its Digital Asset Network and USDPT stablecoin, which it expects to be rolled out in the first half of 2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

OpenAI non-profit will run for-profit that has yet to make a profit 2025-10-29 at 05:48 By Thomas Claburn Corporate restructuring will benefit … uh, humanity OpenAI has obtained a new lease on life.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Firewalls and VPNs are so complex now, they can actually make you less secure 2025-10-29 at 05:48 By Jessica Lyons A report from cyber-insurer At-Bay fingers Cisco and Citrix VPNs as most likely to lead to ransomware trouble Organizations using Cisco and Citrix VPN devices were nearly seven times as likely to suffer a ransomware…