SecurityTicks

IT consultancy settles US battle over alleged $14.75M government contract fraud 2025-07-15 at 15:38 By Connor Jones Outfit was accused of charging for specialist IT labor performed by uncertified folks A Maryland IT, cloud, and security consultancy will have to pay the US government at least $14.75 million to settle multiple allegations that it issued […]

OpenSea CTO outlines token trading vision for moving beyond NFTs 2025-07-15 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra OpenSea’s strategic pivot comes as NFT volumes have declined in five straight quarters. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Why crypto millionaires are moving to the UAE (these 5 reasons explain everything) 2025-07-15 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Onkar Singh The UAE is attracting a global wave of crypto millionaires with zero-tax profits, regulatory clarity and elite residency perks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BlackRock’s crypto inflows jump 370% in Q2 while net flows slump 2025-07-15 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BlackRock’s Q2 inflows into crypto funds accounted for 16.5% of all the total ETF inflows, marking a massive increase from just 2.8% in Q1 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

New ZuRu Malware Variant Targeting Developers 2025-07-15 at 15:06 By A new report reveals new artifacts associated with ZuRu, an Apple macOS malware. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AsyncRAT’s Open-Source Code Sparks Surge in Dangerous Malware Variants Across the Globe 2025-07-15 at 14:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of a widely used remote access trojan called AsyncRAT, which was first released on GitHub in January 2019 and has since served as the foundation for several other variants. “AsyncRAT has cemented its […]

Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access 2025-07-15 at 14:48 By AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t […]

State-Backed HazyBeacon Malware Uses AWS Lambda to Steal Data from SE Asian Governments 2025-07-15 at 14:48 By Governmental organizations in Southeast Asia are the target of a new campaign that aims to collect sensitive information by means of a previously undocumented Windows backdoor dubbed HazyBeacon. The activity is being tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit […]

Ethereum DeFi connects to TON and Telegram with Tac mainnet launch 2025-07-15 at 14:17 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Telegram is opening up to Ethereum DeFi with the mainnet launch of Tac, a layer-1 network designed to connect EVM DApps to TON and Telegram ecosystems. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Debunked: Pump.fun’s $500M presale funds are not locked 2025-07-15 at 14:17 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Spreading claims that Pump.fun’s $500 million presale tokens are locked due to a missing withdrawal function are false. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

MARA follows Saylor’s playbook with Two Prime deal, BTC allocation grows 2025-07-15 at 14:17 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi MARA Holdings has acquired an equity stake in Two Prime, which includes an allocation of 2,000 BTC for its yield strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Former Google DeepMind engineer says other AI agents are doing it wrong 2025-07-15 at 14:17 By Thomas Claburn Simular is starting with industries like insurance and healthcare with tons of forms to fill When Ang Li, co-founder of agent software biz Simular, started working at Google DeepMind in 2017, software engineers at the search giant […]

CIOs pause net-new IT investments as global tariff jitters bite 2025-07-15 at 13:34 By Lindsay Clark Uncertainty to blame as businesses wait to see what US Prez Trump does next World War Fee  Gartner has trimmed its growth forecast for worldwide IT spending in 2025 as an “uncertainty pause” hits net new spending, caused in […]

Bitcoin speculators’ record cost basis boosts $100K support as BTC dives 2025-07-15 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin now has added support at the $100,000 mark as a mass profit-taking takes over speculators, whales and “diamond hands” alike. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

HAMR time: Seagate unleashes 30 TB disks to feed the AI beast 2025-07-15 at 12:51 By Dan Robinson Exos and IronWolf drives show spinning rust isn’t going anywhere Seagate has released two 30 TB hard drives based on its HAMR technology, pitching them as more energy efficient cheaper options for datacenter operators dealing with AI […]