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Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, where Polymarket is already restricted. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Carly Page Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats A Dutch appeals court has kept a seven-year prison sentence in place for a man who hacked port IT systems with

Affordable housing site goes live with meme-laden test data 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By Richard Speed Yes, London property prices are high. But here’s a picture of Boris Johnson From the “there but for the grace of God” department comes a new website to find affordable housing in London containing data it shouldn’t.… This article is

ServiceNow Patches Critical AI Platform Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated User Impersonation 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By ServiceNow has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its ServiceNow AI Platform that could enable an unauthenticated user to impersonate another user and perform arbitrary actions as that user. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12420, carries a CVSS score

What Should We Learn From How Attackers Leveraged AI in 2025? 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By Old Playbook, New Scale: While defenders are chasing trends, attackers are optimizing the basics The security industry loves talking about “new” threats. AI-powered attacks. Quantum-resistant encryption. Zero-trust architectures. But looking around, it seems like the most effective attacks in 2025

Birmingham pauses Oracle relaunch to get staff on board 2026-01-13 at 13:23 By Lindsay Clark Europe’s largest council delays Fusion reimplementation four years after go-live disaster Birmingham City Council has pushed back the relaunch of its troubled Oracle Fusion ERP system, saying staff need more time to adapt to the vendor’s standard processes.… This article

New Malware Campaign Delivers Remcos RAT Through Multi-Stage Windows Attack 2026-01-13 at 13:23 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed SHADOW#REACTOR that employs an evasive multi-stage attack chain to deliver a commercially available remote administration tool called Remcos RAT and establish persistent, covert remote access. “The infection chain follows a tightly

Kraken-linked SPAC files for $250M IPO targeting crypto infrastructure 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Kraken-backed SPAC aims to raise $250 million in an IPO, targeting companies building infrastructure and services for the digital asset ecosystem. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Italy’s CONSOB puts ‘finfluencers’ on notice amid ESMA’s crypto risk warnings 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Italy’s securities regulator shared ESMA’s finfluencer factsheet, warning social media promoters that EU rules on investment recommendations and advertising apply to crypto. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Nigeria’s tax overhaul pulls crypto exchanges into identity-based reporting, reshaping how digital assets are brought into the traditional economy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Fujitsu scores place on £984M UK government framework despite bid boycott 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Lindsay Clark Turns out the voluntary pledge to restrict public sector tendering during Horizon scandal inquiry has loopholes Fujitsu has won a place on a UK government framework despite its commitment not to compete for new public sector contracts during

Britain goes shopping for a rapid-fire missile to help Ukraine hit back 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Dan Robinson Project Nightfall aims to deliver a UK-built long-range strike capability at speed The British government is asking defense firms to rapidly produce a new ground-launched ballistic missile to aid Ukraine’s fight against Russia – hardware that might

Thailand targets ‘grey money’ with unified oversight of gold and crypto 2026-01-13 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Thailand reportedly plans tighter reporting, Travel Rule enforcement, and a national data hub to track illicit flows across both traditional and digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

New Senate CLARITY Act draft allows activity-based stablecoin rewards 2026-01-13 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A revised Senate CLARITY Act draft would allow activity-based stablecoin rewards tied to payments, wallets and staking, while barring interest paid solely for holding tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Security Leaders Discuss FBI Warning: North Korea Exploiting QR Codes 2026-01-13 at 11:04 By What security leaders are saying about the recent FBI warning.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Gogs Vulnerability Enabling Code Execution 2026-01-13 at 11:04 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned of active exploitation of a high-severity security flaw impacting Gogs by adding it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-8110 (CVSS score: 8.7), relates to

Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows 2026-01-13 at 09:39 By Thomas Claburn Satya Nadella’s call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism Software developers have created a PowerShell script to remove AI features from Windows.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Bitwise calls 401(k) Bitcoin allergy ‘ridiculous’ as Warren presses SEC 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US President Donald Trump opened the door for cryptocurrencies to be included in 401(k) retirement plans in August last year with an executive order. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

VanEck: Clarity will turn Q1 into a ‘risk-on’ quarter for investors 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young VanEck predicts investors will be more confident in Q1, citing improved fiscal visibility and monetary clarity, though the jury is still out on how Bitcoin fits into this picture. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Court temporarily stops Tennessee from taking action against Kalshi 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Kalshi is free to continue operating in Tennessee for now, as a federal judge blocked state regulators from taking action after the prediction market sued. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source