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Researchers Warn of Self-Spreading WhatsApp Malware Named SORVEPOTEL 2025-10-03 at 15:55 By Brazilian users have emerged as the target of a new self-propagating malware that spreads via the popular messaging app WhatsApp. The campaign, codenamed SORVEPOTEL by Trend Micro, weaponizes the trust with the platform to extend its reach across Windows systems, adding the attack […]

All eyes on markets for AI Bubble Watch: Is it a Floater or a Popper? 2025-10-03 at 15:34 By Lindsay Clark Exploding valuations and mountains of debt co-exist with a US government shutdown. How long can we stay on the hype-cycle rollercoaster? Analysis  In an employee share sell-off this week, OpenAI achieved a nominal value […]

Wall Street’s next crypto play may be IPO-ready crypto firms, not altcoins 2025-10-03 at 15:19 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Wall Street capital is flowing into late-stage, IPO-ready crypto firms, signaling new dynamics at play for the incoming altcoin season. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK government says digital ID won’t be compulsory – honest 2025-10-03 at 15:13 By Paul Kunert Even spy-tech biz Palantir says ‘steady on’ as 2.76M Brits demand it be ditched The British government has finally given more details about the proposed digital ID project, directly responding to the 2.76 million naysayers that signed an online […]

Product Walkthrough: How Passwork 7 Addresses Complexity of Enterprise Security 2025-10-03 at 15:05 By Passwork is positioned as an on-premises unified platform for both password and secrets management, aiming to address the increasing complexity of credential storage and sharing in modern organizations. The platform recently received a major update that reworks all the core mechanics. […]

Oracle tells Clop-targeted EBS users to apply July patch, problem solved 2025-10-03 at 14:45 By Carly Page Researchers suggest internet-facing portals are exposing ‘thousands’ of orgs Oracle has finally broken its silence on those Clop-linked extortion emails, but only to tell customers what they already should have known: patch your damn systems.… This article is […]

New “Cavalry Werewolf” Attack Hits Russian Agencies with FoalShell and StallionRAT 2025-10-03 at 13:49 By A threat actor that’s known to share overlaps with a hacking group called YoroTrooper has been observed targeting the Russian public sector with malware families such as FoalShell and StallionRAT. Cybersecurity vendor BI.ZONE is tracking the activity under the moniker […]

Crypto hack losses fall 37% in Q3 as tactics shift to wallets 2025-10-03 at 13:32 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Crypto hack losses dropped 37% in Q3 to $509 million, but September saw a record surge in million-dollar incidents, led by exchange and DeFi exploits. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

CBDCs vs stablecoins: Kazakhstan says Evo not a rival to digital tenge 2025-10-03 at 13:32 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Kazakhstan is advancing a dual model by piloting its digital tenge CBDC alongside the Evo stablecoin as part of its push to become a crypto hub. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

What $110K gap? Bitcoin futures are ‘aggressively long’ as whales return 2025-10-03 at 13:32 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin futures buyers came in force for “Uptober” as buy volume outpaced sell volume by nearly $2 billion near new BTC price all-time highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Retro nerd hacks LEGO’s Game Boy into the real deal 2025-10-03 at 13:32 By Richard Speed Modder crams working hardware into plastic shell and fires up Tetris An enterprising nerd has taken LEGO’s new Game Boy creation, performed some suitably geeky magic, and turned it into a real Game Boy.… This article is an excerpt […]

CISA Flags Meteobridge CVE-2025-4008 Flaw as Actively Exploited in the Wild 2025-10-03 at 12:34 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Smartbedded Meteobridge to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-4008 (CVSS score: 8.7), is a case of […]

Criminals take Renault UK customer data for a joyride 2025-10-03 at 12:14 By Carly Page Names, numbers, and reg plates exposed in latest auto industry cyber-shunt Renault UK customers are being warned their personal data may be in criminal hands after one of its supplier was hacked.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

Struggling to heat your home? How about 500 Raspberry Pi units? 2025-10-03 at 12:14 By Dan Robinson UK Power Networks trials Thermify’s HeatHub boilers, swapping gas flames for clustered compute Reusing heat from servers has gained momentum recent years, but UK Power Networks (UKPN) is taking an unusual approach: installing mini datacenters powered by Raspberry […]