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FTC’s $25.5M scam refund treats victims to $34 each 2025-03-11 at 18:41 By Connor Jones Oh wow, just looks at all the scary stuff in your Windows Event Viewer The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to consumers deceived by tech support scammers, averaging about $34 per person.… This article […]

THORChain at crossroads: Decentralization clashes with illicit activity 2025-03-11 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun THORChain has been called a money laundering protocol — a label no decentralized finance (DeFi) project wants unless it’s prepared to have regulators breathing down its neck. Its supporters have fended off the criticism by championing decentralization, while its […]

Cantor Fitzgerald taps Anchorage Digital, Copper as Bitcoin custodians 2025-03-11 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald has selected Anchorage Digital and Copper as its Bitcoin custodians and collateral managers as it launches its new digital asset financing business targeting institutional investors. In a March 11 announcement, Cantor Fitzgerald said […]

From pantyhose to power cells, nylon gives lithium batteries a leg up 2025-03-11 at 17:38 By Lindsay Clark Researchers claim efficiency boost plus reduction in environmental harm Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the search for more powerful and lower-cost lithium-metal batteries by including common polymer nylon in the design.… This article is […]

Paxos CEO urges US lawmakers to set cross-border stablecoin regulation 2025-03-11 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz US lawmakers are set for a heated debate on stablecoin regulation, with key industry leaders expected to outline their vision for the future of digital asset oversight. Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin issuer Paxos, is […]

Bitcoin dips below $80K as Trump Canada tariffs halt BTC price comeback 2025-03-11 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) cooled a 7% rebound after the March 11 Wall Street open as familiar headwinds sparked market jitters. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin, stocks deflate on fresh tariffs letdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets […]

Centralized data infrastructure violates Web3’s core of decentralization 2025-03-11 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Michael O’Rourke Opinion by: Michael O’Rourke, founder of Pocket Network and CEO of Grove Open data is currently a major contributor toward building a global emerging tech economy, with an estimated market of over $350 billion. Open data sources often rely, […]

88% of security teams are reaching or exceeding performance goals 2025-03-11 at 17:07 By 88% of security teams are reaching or exceeding performance goals, even with limited staff and greater workloads. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Official HP toner not official enough after dodgy update, say users 2025-03-11 at 16:34 By Dan Robinson Folks with LaserJets complain of error code even when using approved supplies Owners of HP laser printers are complaining about a firmware update that stops the hardware from printing, where the toner cartridge is not recognized even when […]

3 reasons XRP might drop to $1.60 in March 2025-03-11 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly The XRP (XRP) daily chart registered its lowest candle close in 99 days on March 10. The altcoin dropped below the $2 support level but registered a short-term recovery of 12% on March 11. XRP 1-hour chart. Source: […]

Is NASA’s science budget heading for a black hole? 2025-03-11 at 15:41 By Richard Speed Dare mighty things … as long as we can afford it COMMENT  NASA could be in line for severe cuts to its science budget, with a 50 percent reduction floated by folk in the space industry. The consequences would, according […]

Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Infects Over 6,000 Devices 2025-03-11 at 15:21 By Unpatched TP-Link Archer routers have become the target of a new botnet campaign dubbed Ballista, according to new findings from the Cato CTRL team. “The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself […]

Cerebras to light up datacenters in North America and France packed with AI accelerators 2025-03-11 at 14:43 By Tobias Mann Plus, startup’s inference service makes debut on Hugging Face Cerebras has begun deploying more than a thousand of its dinner-plate sized-accelerators across North America and parts of France as the startup looks to establish itself […]

Your Risk Scores Are Lying: Adversarial Exposure Validation Exposes Real Threats 2025-03-11 at 14:43 By In cybersecurity, confidence is a double-edged sword. Organizations often operate under a false sense of security, believing that patched vulnerabilities, up-to-date tools, polished dashboards, and glowing risk scores guarantee safety. The reality is a bit of a different story. In […]

Fresh Wine-flavored version of Mono released 2025-03-11 at 14:09 By Liam Proven First new version in about five years, but it’s who did it that matters more The WINE project has put out its first release of Mono, the original FOSS .NET runtime, since it took the project over from Microsoft six months ago.… This […]