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North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers

North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers 2025-12-19 at 12:14 By Eduard Kovacs Data from Chainalysis and Amazon offers a glimpse into North Korea’s cyber activities surrounding cryptocurrency theft and fake IT workers. The post North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 […]

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Cornish recycling drive sows confusion among Reg Standards Bureau

Cornish recycling drive sows confusion among Reg Standards Bureau 2025-12-19 at 11:38 By Joe Fay Are pasties a proxy for weight? Or a cypher for circumference? The Reg Standards Bureau was plunged into uproar this week when a reader suggested a new unit for weight, inspired by Cornwall’s revamped food recycling service.… This article is […]

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Coinbase borrows Kalshi’s playbook, sues three states over prediction markets

Coinbase borrows Kalshi’s playbook, sues three states over prediction markets 2025-12-19 at 10:38 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Coinbase sued regulators in Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan, arguing CFTC-regulated prediction markets fall under federal commodities law, not state gambling rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin rebounds on Japan rate hike as Arthur Hayes sees dollar at 200 yen

Bitcoin rebounds on Japan rate hike as Arthur Hayes sees dollar at 200 yen 2025-12-19 at 10:38 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin headed higher despite the Bank of Japan’s interest-rate hike while reactions saw bullish risk-asset signals and no further policy tightening. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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India Criminalizes Tampering with Telecommunication Identifiers and Unauthorized Radio Equipment Under the Telecommunications Act 

India Criminalizes Tampering with Telecommunication Identifiers and Unauthorized Radio Equipment Under the Telecommunications Act  2025-12-19 at 10:38 By Ashish Khaitan The Indian government has introduced explicit legal provisions under subsection 42(3)(c) and subsection 42(3)(f) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, formally classifying the tampering with telecommunication identifiers and the willful possession of radio equipment using unauthorized […]

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New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards

New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards 2025-12-19 at 10:37 By Certain motherboard models from vendors like ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI are affected by a security vulnerability that leaves them susceptible to early-boot direct memory access (DMA) attacks across architectures that implement a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface […]

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AI isn’t one system, and your threat model shouldn’t be either

AI isn’t one system, and your threat model shouldn’t be either 2025-12-19 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Naor Penso, CISO at Cerebras Systems, explains how to threat model modern AI stacks without treating them as a single risk. He discusses why partitioning AI systems by function and impact matters, […]

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LLMs work better together in smart contract audits

LLMs work better together in smart contract audits 2025-12-19 at 08:42 By Sinisa Markovic Smart contract bugs continue to drain real money from blockchain systems, even after years of tooling and research. A new academic study suggests that large language models can spot more of those flaws when they work in coordinated groups instead of […]

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US Senate confirms pro-crypto Selig to lead CFTC, Hill to head FDIC

US Senate confirms pro-crypto Selig to lead CFTC, Hill to head FDIC 2025-12-19 at 08:25 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Mike Selig pledged to make crypto a priority when he was picked to lead the CFTC in October, while Travis Hill has been speaking out against crypto debanking. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

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Product showcase: NAKIVO v11.1 advances MSP service delivery with secure multi-tenant management

Product showcase: NAKIVO v11.1 advances MSP service delivery with secure multi-tenant management 2025-12-19 at 08:24 By Help Net Security NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1 brings a host of benefits to MSPs and their clients. It eliminates the need for client-side port configuration, enhances security with encrypted multi-platform support, and introduces automated failover capabilities. These features […]

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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect

Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect 2025-12-19 at 07:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential replay, and high speed onboarding attempts now operate through shared infrastructures that behave less like scattered […]

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Crypto market cap falls to 8-month low, analysts see more pain ahead

Crypto market cap falls to 8-month low, analysts see more pain ahead 2025-12-19 at 07:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The total crypto market cap fell to $2.93 trillion, its lowest since April, erasing yearly gains as analysts anticipated further declines. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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New infosec products of the week: December 19, 2025

New infosec products of the week: December 19, 2025 2025-12-19 at 07:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Apiiro, Astra Security, Push Security, Trellix, and XM Cyber. Apiiro unveils AI SAST built on deep code analysis to eliminate false positives Apiiro introduced Apiiro […]

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Ten mistakes marred firewall upgrade at Australian telco, contributing to two deaths

Ten mistakes marred firewall upgrade at Australian telco, contributing to two deaths 2025-12-19 at 06:47 By Simon Sharwood Optus gave bad instructions, staff didn’t escalate their concerns Technicians working on a firewall upgrade made at least ten mistakes, contributing to two deaths, according to a report on a September incident that saw Australian telco Optus […]

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SEC flags Bitcoin miner hosting services as subject to securities laws

SEC flags Bitcoin miner hosting services as subject to securities laws 2025-12-19 at 06:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea In a lawsuit, the SEC says some hosted Bitcoin mining services could trigger US securities laws, but an industry executive says most providers have nothing to worry about. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

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China turns on a vast experimental network it says is an heir to ARPANET

China turns on a vast experimental network it says is an heir to ARPANET 2025-12-19 at 05:18 By Simon Sharwood Beijing wants to ‘seize the initiative in the international competition in cyberspace’ Chinese authorities on Thursday certified the China Environment for Network Innovation (CENI), a vast research network that Beijing hopes will propel the country […]

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Crypto has everything needed for a bull market, so why is the market down?

Crypto has everything needed for a bull market, so why is the market down? 2025-12-19 at 05:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto has tracked lower late this year despite pro-regulation shifts, ETF launches, and institutional buying, prompting analysts to question structural issues. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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