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Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor 2025-10-13 at 16:02 By Microsoft said it has revamped the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving “credible reports” in August 2025 that unknown threat actors were abusing the backward compatibility feature to gain unauthorized access to users’ devices. “Threat […]

Crypto funds attract $3.2B inflows despite Friday’s flash crash 2025-10-13 at 12:57 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Friday’s massive crypto market crash sent Bitcoin fund trading volumes to record highs, but crypto ETPs held firm amid the turmoil. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Senators try to save cyber threat sharing law, sans government funding 2025-10-13 at 12:57 By Brandon Vigliarolo Also, DraftKings gets stuffed, Zimbra collab software exploited again, and Apple bug bounties balloon in brief  A bipartisan Senate duo has introduced a bill to revive and extend America’s cyber threat-sharing law for another ten years after its […]

We’re all going to be paying AI’s Godzilla-sized power bills 2025-10-13 at 12:57 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Even if you never use it, you’ll be paying for it thanks to datacenters’ never-ending hunger for electricity Opinion  When I was a wet-behind-the-ears developer running my programs on an IBM 360, a mainframe that was slower than […]

Britain’s biggest nuclear site looks set to outlast SAP support again 2025-10-13 at 12:57 By Lindsay Clark Sellafield considers using legacy ECC software beyond extended 2030 cut-off The government-owned company that runs the UK’s most important nuclear site is weighing up whether to keep its legacy SAP software running beyond the vendor’s extended support deadline.… […]

$120K or end of the bull market? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-10-13 at 11:31 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin rebounded to $116,000 and gold hit new all-time highs as bulls woke up to face what could be their ultimate test this week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Arduino has a new job selling chips for its new owner. Let’s not pretend otherwise 2025-10-13 at 11:31 By Rupert Goodwins Getting swallowed by a whale is a life-changing event no matter what the whale says Opinion  The successful, sector-defining, open source Italian embedded platform provider Arduino had a little bash in Turin recently. It […]

UK waves £750M supercomputer contract at HPC builders 2025-10-13 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson Pre-market charm offensive begins for Edinburgh’s next national number-cruncher The British government is putting out feelers to industry ahead of the procurement process for the country’s most powerful supercomputer, set to begin next year.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns 2025-10-13 at 11:30 By Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that delivers the Astaroth banking trojan that employs GitHub as a backbone for its operations to stay resilient in the face of infrastructure takedowns. “Instead of relying solely on traditional command-and-control (C2) […]

US gov shutdown enters 3rd week with ETF ‘floodgates’ ready to burst 2025-10-13 at 09:42 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The crypto industry is awaiting a final decision on 16 crypto exchange-traded funds this month, including funds tracking Solana, XRP, Litecoin and Dogecoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trader who made $192M shorting the crypto crash is doing it again 2025-10-13 at 09:42 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Hyperliquid trader made millions from short positions placed just minutes before Trump’s tariff announcement, sparking wild theories. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

New Rust-Based Malware “ChaosBot” Uses Discord Channels to Control Victims’ PCs 2025-10-13 at 09:41 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Rust-based backdoor called ChaosBot that can allow operators to conduct reconnaissance and execute arbitrary commands on compromised hosts. “Threat actors leveraged compromised credentials that mapped to both Cisco VPN and an over-privileged […]

Steak ‘n Shake quickly U-turns as Ether poll angers Bitcoiners 2025-10-13 at 08:19 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Steak ‘n Shake quickly retracted the idea of accepting Ether as a payment after Bitcoiners slammed its poll asking the community if it should. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin Core v30 goes live with controversial OP_RETURN change 2025-10-13 at 07:27 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Bitcoin Core launched its major v30 update on Saturday, with the community split over its drastic increase to the OP_RETURN data limit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto derivatives funding rates drop to 3-year lows: A bullish sign? 2025-10-13 at 07:27 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto derivatives funding rates have fallen to levels last seen in the 2022 bear market, as billions in leveraged positions were liquidated. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Report Finds That Staff Burnout Is a Top Challenge for Organizations 2025-10-13 at 07:26 By Staff burnout cited as top concern for security leaders. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

60% of Security Leaders Say Threat Actors Are Evolving Too Quickly 2025-10-13 at 07:26 By Threat actors are evolving too quickly for organizations to keep up. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

ETH, BNB, DOGE lead as crypto market cap rebounds to $4T 2025-10-13 at 06:00 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Ether, BNB and Solana led as the crypto market powered back up after Friday’s flash crash, with crypto treasury firm BitMine capitalizing on the dip. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

White House reportedly mulling pardon for Binance founder CZ 2025-10-13 at 06:00 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said that being considered for a presidential pardon from Trump would be “great news if true.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ETH readies to reclaim $4.5K as futures markets stabilize from crypto flash crash 2025-10-13 at 03:05 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman ETH price sharply recovered as market fears eased and derivatives stabilized, suggesting that a return to $4,500 could be Ether’s next stop. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source