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Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls

Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls 2025-04-11 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The Illinois Senate by a vote of 39 to 17 passed a regulatory bill aimed at curbing cryptocurrency fraud and protecting investors from deceptive practices, including rug pulls and misleading fee structures. On April 10, the […]

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Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it

Ransomware crims hammering UK more than ever as British techies complain the board just doesn’t get it 2025-04-11 at 11:39 By Connor Jones Issues at the very top continue to worsen The UK government’s latest annual data breach survey shows the number of ransomware attacks on the isles is on the increase – and many techies […]

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Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers 2025-04-11 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US authorities have charged a tech app founder with fraud, alleging that his advertised artificial intelligence-powered e-commerce app actually relied on human workers in the Philippines. Albert Saniger of Barcelona, Spain, founder and former […]

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VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle

VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle 2025-04-11 at 10:00 By Simon Sharwood A new alternative for those pondering what to do when vSphere 7.x goes end of life in October VMware has revealed another big upgrade is on the way, this time for its vSphere Foundation suite.… This article […]

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Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research

Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons It may be too early for Bitcoiners to start getting bullish over the longer-term impacts of a potential recession on Bitcoin’s price, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen. Thielen said in an April 11 markets […]

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Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit

Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto-critical US Senator Elizabeth Warren has led six Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to terminate its crypto investigations and prosecutions division. In an April 10 letter to Deputy Attorney General […]

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Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset

Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Norah Beers, CISO at Grayscale, discusses key security challenges in managing crypto assets, adversary tactics, private key management, and securing both hot and cold wallets. From a threat modeling perspective, what unique adversary tactics do you […]

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OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By A newly disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) has come under active exploitation within a few hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score: 8.1), is an authorization bypass bug that could permit an attacker to create […]

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US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’

US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’ 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a […]

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The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive

The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Simon Sharwood Along with Celine Dion and Elton John – plus some good music too The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list […]

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Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty

Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty 2025-04-11 at 08:18 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks increased by nearly 20% in 2024, and the severity rose by 13%, according to At-Bay. The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow as businesses impacted by attacks on vendors and partners increased 43%, while the average […]

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Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it)

Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it) 2025-04-11 at 07:54 By Help Net Security Remote work is seen as more than a temporary solution, it’s a long-term strategy for many organizations. Remote work cybersecurity challenges Unsecured networks: Workers often operate from home or public Wi-Fi networks that don’t […]

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Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin could hover in the low $80,000s in the near term if it fails to break through its next resistance level, CryptoQuant says, while other analysts predict the cryptocurrency will hit a fresh […]

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NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’

NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’ 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to US congressional leaders urging “common sense” federal crypto regulations and to keep digital assets out of US pensions. “I am urging Congress to […]

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Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up?

Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up? 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has outperformed the broader crypto market so far in April, rising over 104% versus SOL being down 2% for the week. As of April 10, it was trading for as […]

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iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android

iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Help Net Security 2024 brought about countless new cybersecurity challenges including significant growth of the mobile threat landscape, according to Lookout. Threat actors, ranging from nation-states to individuals, are increasingly targeting mobile devices for the onset of their attacks to steal credentials […]

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New infosec products of the week: April 11, 2025

New infosec products of the week: April 11, 2025 2025-04-11 at 06:49 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Forescout, Index Engines, Jit, RunSafe Security, and Seal Security. Jit launches AI agents to ease AppSec workload Jit has launched its new AI agents […]

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Self-driving car maker Musk’s DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff

Self-driving car maker Musk’s DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff 2025-04-11 at 06:16 By Iain Thomson Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam In February, Elon’s Musketeers at President Trump’s cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds […]

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Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida 2025-04-11 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Jody McDonald New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its Bitcoin reserve bill, HB302, in a 192-179 vote on April 10 which will […]

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