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Self-replicating botnet attacks Ray clusters 2025-11-18 at 23:50 By Jessica Lyons Using AI to attack AI Malefactors are actively attacking internet-facing Ray clusters and abusing the open source AI framework to spread a self-replicating botnet that mines for cryptocurrency, steals data, and launches distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.… This article is an excerpt from […]

Meta beats FTC antitrust case that sought breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp 2025-11-18 at 22:07 By Thomas Barrabi Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta dodged a forced selloff of Instagram and WhatsApp after beating the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust case. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Paxos debuts USDG0 to extend its regulated stablecoin across multiple blockchains 2025-11-18 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The new omnichain token brings fully backed dollar liquidity to Hyperliquid, Plume and Aptos while keeping a single regulated supply across networks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Google’s Sundar Pichai warns of AI spending ‘irrationality’ — saying ‘no company’ is safe if bubble bursts 2025-11-18 at 21:22 By Thomas Barrabi Google boss Sundar Pichai admitted that he sees some “irrationality” driving the artificial intelligence boom – and warned that “no company” would emerge unscathed if the bubble bursts. This article is an

Regulator clarifies US banks can handle gas fees using crypto holdings 2025-11-18 at 21:22 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The OCC said authorized national banks could hold crypto under specific circumstances, citing examples under the recently passed GENIUS act. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin finally bounces, outpacing stocks ahead of Nvidia earnings: Will the BTC rally hold? 2025-11-18 at 21:22 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin jumped 4% as US equities dropped ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report, but onchain data noted weak institutional demand. Does data show BTC’s rebound as a sign of spot buying? This article is

Sneaky 2FA Phishing Kit Adds BitB Pop-ups Designed to Mimic the Browser Address Bar 2025-11-18 at 21:22 By The malware authors associated with a Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kit known as Sneaky 2FA have incorporated Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) functionality into their arsenal, underscoring the continued evolution of such offerings and further making it easier for less-skilled threat actors

FCC looks to torch Biden-era cyber rules sparked by Salt Typhoon mess 2025-11-18 at 20:17 By Connor Jones Regulator sides with telcos that claimed new cybersecurity duties were too ‘burdensome’ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote this week on whether to scrap Biden-era cybersecurity rules, enacted after the Salt Typhoon attacks came to light

China readies a lifeboat for stranded Shenzhou crew 2025-11-18 at 20:17 By Richard Speed Stuck on the Tiangong station with a cracked capsule for company China is preparing for an early launch of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft to rescue the crew of Shenzou-21, who were left stranded aboard the Tiangong space station after their emergency rescue

Stablecoin giant Tether backs Ledn, targets global crypto lending 2025-11-18 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The investment from the stablecoin giant coincides with accelerating institutional interest and Wall Street participation in the crypto-backed loans sector. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ETH falls into ‘buy zone,’ but volatility-averse traders take a wait-and-see approach 2025-11-18 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Ether retests $3,000 as its Mayer Multiple falls below 1, entering a historical buy zone, while liquidity clusters signal short-term volatility ahead. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

‘Crypto Winter Is Here’ — Mark Yusko Explains What May Come Next 2025-11-18 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Mark Yusko outlined the indicators pointing to a Bitcoin bear market and the forces shaping the road ahead. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Take fight to the enemy, US cyber boss says 2025-11-18 at 20:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo When? Sean Cairncross wouldn’t say America is fed up with being the prime target for foreign hackers. So US National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross says Uncle Sam is going on the offensive – he just isn’t saying when.… This article

Google Chrome bug exploited as an 0-day – patch now or risk full system compromise 2025-11-18 at 19:47 By Jessica Lyons Seventh Chrome 0-day this year Google pushed an emergency patch on Monday for a high-severity Chrome bug that attackers have already found and exploited in the wild.… This article is an excerpt from The

Datacenter fossil fuel habit ‘not sustainable’ as AI workloads soar 2025-11-18 at 19:32 By Dan Robinson Rising AI power demand is straining grids and pushing operators toward hydrogen, batteries, geothermal, and nuclear Gartner warns that fossil fuel dominance in on-site power generation is not sustainable, given the rapid rise in datacenter energy consumption due to

Meta Expands WhatsApp Security Research with New Proxy Tool and $4M in Bounties This Year 2025-11-18 at 18:47 By Meta on Tuesday said it has made available a tool called WhatsApp Research Proxy to some of its long-time bug bounty researchers to help improve the program and more effectively research the messaging platform’s network protocol.

Outdated Samsung handset linked to fatal emergency call failure in Australia 2025-11-18 at 18:37 By Carly Page Carrier insists network wasn’t at fault when smartphone couldn’t reach 000 A Sydney resident died after their Samsung handset failed to connect to 000, Australia’s primary emergency number, triggering a stark warning from telco TPG that outdated mobile

Microsoft issues patch to tackle Windows 10 Extended Security Updates failures 2025-11-18 at 18:23 By Richard Speed Users who thought they were safely in the program hit errors on day one Microsoft has shipped a fix for commercial customers who believed they were enrolled in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program but received error messages