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⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, IngressNightmare, Solar Bugs, DNS Tactics, and More 2025-03-31 at 15:07 By Every week, someone somewhere slips up—and threat actors slip in. A misconfigured setting, an overlooked vulnerability, or a too-convenient cloud tool becomes the perfect entry point. But what happens when the hunters become the hunted? Or when old malware […]

5 Impactful AWS Vulnerabilities You’re Responsible For 2025-03-31 at 15:07 By If you’re using AWS, it’s easy to assume your cloud security is handled – but that’s a dangerous misconception. AWS secures its own infrastructure, but security within a cloud environment remains the customer’s responsibility. Think of AWS security like protecting a building: AWS provides […]

Musk’s xAI swallows Musk’s X in ego-friendly, all-stock deal 2025-03-31 at 14:36 By Richard Speed Social media platform magically worth a billion more than what he bought it for Comment  Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI is to acquire billionaire Elon Musk’s X in a deal that values the former at $80 billion and the latter at […]

Crypto funds see $226M of inflows, but asset values slump — CoinShares 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued to see modest inflows last week, extending a reversal from a record-breaking streak of outflows. Global crypto ETPs posted $226 million in inflows in the last trading week, adding to […]

How to file crypto taxes in the US (2024–2025 tax season) 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Key takeaways US crypto investors must file their 2024 tax returns by April 15, 2025, ensuring all crypto transactions are accurately reported to the IRS. Crypto held for less than a year is taxed as […]

Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Several members of US President Donald Trump’s family are backing a new venture to launch what aims to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm. Hut 8, a digital asset mining and infrastructure company, announced on March […]

European Gaia mapping satellite is retired but proves very tough to kill 2025-03-31 at 13:51 By Iain Thomson I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that The last commands have been sent to the ESA’s Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is shutting down its computers and boosting out into […]

Russia-Linked Gamaredon Uses Troop-Related Lures to Deploy Remcos RAT in Ukraine 2025-03-31 at 13:37 By Entities in Ukraine have been targeted as part of a phishing campaign designed to distribute a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT. “The file names use Russian words related to the movement of troops in Ukraine as a lure,” Cisco […]

FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak working remotely from Utah — despite Trump’s RTO order and DOGE clampdown: sources 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Thomas Barrabi A powerful member of the Federal Trade Commission has been working her high-profile post remotely – despite President Trump’s demands that federal employees show up to the office five days a week, […]

Coinbase users hit by $46M in suspected phishing scams — ZachXBT 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Coinbase users may have lost as much as $46 million to suspected phishing scams over the past two weeks as rising crypto prices continue to attract bad actors to the industry. Scams such as address poisoning […]

Ransomware crews add ‘EDR killers’ to their arsenal – and some aren’t even malware 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Jessica Lyons Crims are disabling security tools early in attacks, Talos says interview  Antivirus and endpoint security tools are falling short as ransomware crews increasingly deploy “EDR killers” to disable defenses early in the attack – a […]

UK finance watchdog spends millions ‘enhancing’ Workday software rolled out 4 years ago 2025-03-31 at 12:23 By Lindsay Clark FCA still splashing on customizing, integrating HR and finance system way after 2021 go-live The UK’s financial regulator is signing a deal worth up to £12.3 million ($15.9 million) with tech services biz Cognizant to make […]

Typosquatting in crypto, explained: How hackers exploit small mistakes 2025-03-31 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by SK Arora What is typosquatting in crypto? Typosquatting in crypto involves registering domain names that mimic popular platforms with slight misspellings to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cryptocurrencies have become a significant form […]

Worst Q1 for BTC price since 2018: 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-03-31 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) limps into the end of Q1 on 13% losses as fresh macroeconomic volatility looms. BTC price action risks a fresh dip below $80,000 as new US trade tariffs weigh on […]