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Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Identity, AI, and the Collapse of Perimeter Thinking

Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Identity, AI, and the Collapse of Perimeter Thinking 2025-12-17 at 14:00 By Torsten George Cybersecurity has always evolved in response to attacker innovation, but the pace of change over the last few years has been unprecedented—particularly with the emergence of weaponized AI to scale phishing, deepfakes, and voice cloning. As […]

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China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware

China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware 2025-12-17 at 14:00 By The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as it continues to attack entities located in Southeast Asia and South America. Check Point Research is tracking the cluster under the

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Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time

Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time 2025-12-17 at 14:00 By Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle to understand which dangers matter right now for their business. Breaking out of reactive defense is no

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Adaptive Security Raises $81 Million in Series B Funding

Adaptive Security Raises $81 Million in Series B Funding 2025-12-17 at 13:35 By Ionut Arghire Led by Bain Capital Ventures, the investment round brings the total raised by the company to $146.5 million. The post Adaptive Security Raises $81 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Polymarket shows stronger retention than most DeFi, wallets and exchanges

Polymarket shows stronger retention than most DeFi, wallets and exchanges 2025-12-17 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra As crypto platforms explore prediction market integrations, retention data reveals why sustaining user engagement remains one of the industry’s most challenging tasks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin institutional buys flip new supply for the first time in 6 weeks

Bitcoin institutional buys flip new supply for the first time in 6 weeks 2025-12-17 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin buying power from institutions flipped the daily mined BTC supply for the first time since the start of November, new data showed. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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UK.gov accused of Grinching Christmas by ignoring phone theft scourge

UK.gov accused of Grinching Christmas by ignoring phone theft scourge 2025-12-17 at 13:03 By Joe Fay Six months after expert testimony, no one has yet dialed into promised summit on technical solutions MPs have blasted the UK government for complacency over surging mobile thefts after a “long-delayed” summit on the issue disappeared into the New

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GhostPoster Firefox Extensions Hide Malware in Icons

GhostPoster Firefox Extensions Hide Malware in Icons 2025-12-17 at 12:47 By Ionut Arghire The malware hijacks purchase commissions, tracks users, removes security headers, injects hidden iframes, and bypasses CAPTCHA. The post GhostPoster Firefox Extensions Hide Malware in Icons appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion

England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion 2025-12-17 at 12:30 By SA Mathieson Regulator proposes strict limits on screen-based testing, cites infrastructure concerns and lack of evidence for benefits Most students taking school and college GCSE, A-level, and AS-level exams in England will continue to use pen and paper, according to proposals

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Hyperliquid governance vote aims to permanently sideline $1B Assistance Fund

Hyperliquid governance vote aims to permanently sideline $1B Assistance Fund 2025-12-17 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The proposal seeks a binding social consensus that the funds will never be accessed through future protocol upgrades. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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KuCoin taps Tomorrowland festivals as MiCA-era on-ramp for European fans

KuCoin taps Tomorrowland festivals as MiCA-era on-ramp for European fans 2025-12-17 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben KuCoin is using a freshly minted MiCA license to wire crypto payments and perks into Tomorrowland’s flagship festivals. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads

GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads 2025-12-17 at 12:00 By A new campaign named GhostPoster has leveraged logo files associated with 17 Mozilla Firefox browser add-ons to embed malicious JavaScript code designed to hijack affiliate links, inject tracking code, and commit click and ad fraud. The extensions have been collectively downloaded

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UK plans right for flat owners to demand gigabit broadband

UK plans right for flat owners to demand gigabit broadband 2025-12-17 at 11:47 By SA Mathieson Changes to Electronic Communications Code would bypass landlord objections to fiber installations The UK government is consulting on plans to give the owners of 1.2 million flats in England and Wales a formal right to request gigabit-capable broadband.… This

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Auto Parts Giant LKQ Confirms Oracle EBS Breach

Auto Parts Giant LKQ Confirms Oracle EBS Breach 2025-12-17 at 11:18 By Eduard Kovacs LKQ said the personal information of thousands of individuals was compromised as a result of the hacker attack. The post Auto Parts Giant LKQ Confirms Oracle EBS Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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HashKey crypto exchange sees bumpy Hong Kong debut after $206M IPO

HashKey crypto exchange sees bumpy Hong Kong debut after $206M IPO 2025-12-17 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz HashKey debuted on Hong Kong’s HKEX following a $206 million oversubscribed IPO, with the stock seeing notable volatility on its first day of trading. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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SEC lawsuit puts Shima Capital’s future in question as wind-down message surfaces

SEC lawsuit puts Shima Capital’s future in question as wind-down message surfaces 2025-12-17 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Screenshots of an email shared online purportedly show founder Yida Gao stepping down as managing director of Shima Capital and outlining plans for an orderly wind-down of the fund. This article is an excerpt from

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Trellix advances NDR to close the OT-IT threat detection-to-response gap

Trellix advances NDR to close the OT-IT threat detection-to-response gap 2025-12-17 at 10:52 By Industry News Trellix announced Trellix NDR innovations, strengthening OT-IT security with integrated visibility across complex environments, enhanced detection capabilities, and automated investigation and response to reduce the threat detection-to-response gap. “We know cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the OT-IT boundary, where threats

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XM Cyber bridges external attack surface management with validated internal attack paths

XM Cyber bridges external attack surface management with validated internal attack paths 2025-12-17 at 10:51 By Industry News XM Cyber announced an update to its platform that connects External Attack Surface Management with internal risk validation, closing the gap between what’s exposed outside and what exists inside. By bridging these two worlds, XM Cyber now

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Hadrian launches offensive agentic AI to expose vulnerabilities before attackers

Hadrian launches offensive agentic AI to expose vulnerabilities before attackers 2025-12-17 at 10:34 By Industry News Hadrian launched the latest iteration of its offensive Agentic AI Platform, designed to take an offensive approach to find external exposures and test them for exploitability. Instead of waiting for attacks to happen, Hadrian’s AI agents act like hackers

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Vectra AI redefines hybrid resilience across the attack lifecycle

Vectra AI redefines hybrid resilience across the attack lifecycle 2025-12-17 at 10:15 By Industry News Vectra AI redefines hybrid attack resilience across the full attack lifecycle by unifying controls pre-and-post compromise within the Vectra AI Platform. Vectra AI’s control philosophy empowers defenders with continuous control through proactive threat exposure management, 360 degree response, and posture

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