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Microsoft’s ‘atypical’ emergency Windows patches are becoming awfully typical 2026-02-02 at 11:35 By Richard Speed Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again Opinion  Microsoft has had a bad start to the year. Two out-of-band updates in the weeks after the first Patch Tuesday of 2026 rattled administrators’ already shaky faith in the company. But are […]

Odds that Bitcoin slips below $65K climb to 72% on Polymarket 2026-02-02 at 11:21 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bitcoin bets on Polymarket show elevated downside risk in 2026 as analysts point to bearish trends and tight US liquidity conditions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ransomware Without Encryption: Why Pure Exfiltration Attacks Are Surging 2026-02-02 at 10:07 By With pure exfiltration, businesses don’t realize they’re a victim until it’s too late.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Average Bitcoin ETF buy underwater as investors pull $2.8B in 2 weeks 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Following its weekend rout, Bitcoin dropped to $74,600 on Monday, marking a nine-month low for the cryptocurrency. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto stolen hit $370M in January, nearly quadrupling year on year: CertiK 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The amount of crypto stolen in January is also a 214% increase from the month before, with a majority of the value lost due to a single phishing incident. This article is an excerpt from

Nomura temporarily reduces crypto exposure as Q3 profits drop 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Nomura’s CFO, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, reportedly reaffirmed the company’s long-term commitment to digital assets but said it had to manage short-term risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Capgemini to sell the biz that works for US government amid criticism of ICE contract 2026-02-02 at 09:10 By Simon Sharwood ‘The nature and scope of this work has raised questions’ says CEO, who swears he couldn’t spot it sooner French consulting and tech services giant Capgemini has decided to offload Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS),

eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware 2026-02-02 at 09:09 By The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a security solution developed by Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a persistent downloader to enterprise and consumer systems. “Malicious updates were distributed through eScan’s legitimate update infrastructure, resulting

Buterin pitches DAOs, prediction markets to reward content creators 2026-02-02 at 07:21 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Vitalik Buterin said the current creator token model favors those already popular and rewards mass content creation over high-quality content. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Oracle predicts investors poised to pump $50 billion into its cloud this year alone 2026-02-02 at 07:20 By Simon Sharwood Big Red will use debt and equity finance to keep itself in the pink Oracle has revealed it needs to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in cash to fund expansion of its cloud infrastructure,

Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm 2026-02-02 at 07:20 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a supply chain attack targeting the Open VSX Registry in which unidentified threat actors compromised a legitimate developer’s resources to push malicious updates to downstream users. “On January 30, 2026, four established Open

Crypto selloff is likely due to US liquidity drought: Analyst 2026-02-02 at 06:00 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin’s decline is mirroring SaaS stocks, proving that it is unlikely a crypto-specific narrative is driving the recent selloff, one analyst argues. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BitRiver CEO arrested for alleged tax concealment: Reports 2026-02-02 at 06:00 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby The Zamoskvoretsky Court in Moscow has reportedly ordered BitRiver CEO Igor Runets to remain under house arrest amid tax evasion charges.   This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

California tech company moving headquarters to Florida in another devastating blow 2026-02-02 at 05:32 By Bianca Heyward In a dramatic sign of the rising allure of low-tax, pro-business states, a quantum computing firm announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original

Strategy’s Saylor signals buy after BTC briefly dips below cost basis 2026-02-02 at 03:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The latest crash came after US President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, sending Bitcoin down to $75,892 late on Sunday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Open-source AI is a global security nightmare waiting to happen, say researchers 2026-02-02 at 02:07 By Brandon Vigliarolo Also, South Korea gets a pentesting F, US Treasury says bye bye to BAH, North Korean hackers evolve, and more Infosec in Brief  As if AI weren’t enough of a security concern, now researchers have discovered that

Crypto protocol CrossCurve under attack, $3M reportedly exploited 2026-02-02 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Crypto bridge CrossCurve has told users to pause interacting with its protocol while it conducts an investigation into a smart contract breach. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Alternative inflation data shows sharp cooling in US CPI amid Fed uncertainty 2026-02-01 at 22:49 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Real-time Truflation data show US price pressures easing, a shift that could reshape expectations for Fed policy and influence cryptocurrency and risk-asset markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin miner production data reveals scale of US winter storm disruption 2026-02-01 at 22:36 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi New CryptoQuant data shows how January’s US winter storm disrupted Bitcoin mining as operators curtailed power use amid grid stress. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin sell-off pushes IBIT investor returns into the red — asset manager 2026-02-01 at 19:44 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Based on dollar-weighted flows, aggregate returns for investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust have turned negative following Bitcoin’s recent sell-off. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source