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DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files 2026-02-04 at 20:57 By Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of “disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features” to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as […]

Microsoft Develops Scanner to Detect Backdoors in Open-Weight Large Language Models 2026-02-04 at 20:57 By Microsoft on Wednesday said it built a lightweight scanner that it said can detect backdoors in open-weight large language models (LLMs) and improve the overall trust in artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The tech giant’s AI Security team said the scanner

Rise of AI means companies could pass on SaaS 2026-02-04 at 20:06 By O’Ryan Johnson The writing is on the wall as AI companies race to add vertical functionality Software stocks have taken a beating over the last month as investors grow concerned that AI could put vertical SaaS vendors out of business.… This article

US Army looks for robots that can clean up chemical and bioweapons messes 2026-02-04 at 19:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-assisted threats It’s bot versus bot! Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-made biological and chemical weapons, the US Army has plans to fight autonomy with

Businesses spend $800B on jobs that could be done by AI, artificial intelligence platform claims 2026-02-04 at 19:16 By SWNS Based on the average office worker salary of those polled being $115,779, this equates to $3 billion lost each working day, research commissioned by Fyxer shows. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Server CPUs join memory in the supply shortage, pushing up prices 2026-02-04 at 19:16 By Dan Robinson Silicon manufacturing issues to blame Datacenter servers will face a double whammy this year as CPU supply constraints pile on top of an already severe memory shortage. Even so, shipments are still expected to grow at a double-digit

What Dubai’s ban on Monero and Zcash signals for regulated crypto 2026-02-04 at 19:08 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Dubai’s ban on privacy coins highlights how regulators are prioritizing transparency over anonymity in institutional crypto and regulated exchanges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Estonia hedges its bets on US tech while going all-in on Microsoft 2026-02-04 at 19:08 By SA Mathieson Riigi IT preps European escape plan as it herds civil servants into Redmond’s cloud An Estonian government IT agency is trialling European alternatives to US software providers, even as it moves many of the country’s civil servants

Epstein Files Leak Sensitive Data, Victim Information, and Credentials 2026-02-04 at 19:07 By Thousands of records released in relation to Jeffrey Epstein have been retracted due to inadequate redactions.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

XRP price slips below $1.60: How low can it go in February? 2026-02-04 at 18:18 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP’s bearish chart pattern signaled a possible price correction toward $1.22, fueled by declining demand and open interest. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft engineer speedruns Raspberry Pi magic smoke in five minutes 2026-02-04 at 18:18 By Richard Speed Only cool dudes should wear a HAT backward Microsoft is no stranger to things breaking unexpectedly – and now one of its engineers has added a Raspberry Pi to the list.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Bitcoin-native USDT protocol joins CTDG Dev Hub 2026-02-04 at 17:32 By Cointelegraph by Ayse Karaman An emerging protocol enabling native USDT transactions on Bitcoin becomes the latest participant of CTDG Dev Hub, a developer-centric technical hub by Cointelegraph focused on protocol design, implementation approaches, and network upgrade proposals. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Binance reserves steady as ‘FTX 2.0’ claims spread online 2026-02-04 at 17:32 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Binance shows stable onchain reserves and no immediate stress signals despite market volatility and a wave of criticism circulating on social media. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto VC Funding Doubled in 2025 as RWA Tokenization Took the Lead 2026-02-04 at 17:32 By Cointelegraph by Gleb K Cointelegraph Research provides a data-driven report on crypto VCs, highlighting capital flows, sector rotation and changes in investor behavior. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

DWP finds Copilot saves civil servants a whopping 19 minutes a day 2026-02-04 at 17:32 By Paul Kunert Tool speeds up searches and first draft emails, becomes ‘comfort blanket’ for Whitehall workers Microsoft Copilot saved civil servants 19 minutes daily on routine tasks, according to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research comparing users to

China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns 2026-02-04 at 17:31 By Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025. Check Point Research is tracking the previously undocumented activity cluster under the moniker Amaranth-Dragon, which it

Crypto investors prioritize infrastructure over DeFi, survey finds 2026-02-04 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Senior decision-makers flagged liquidity constraints and market depth as key barriers to institutional crypto adoption in 2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source