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Microsoft-backed Space and Time mainnet launches with major builders 2025-05-08 at 15:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Space and Time, a blockchain project supported by Microsoft, has launched its public, permissionless mainnet to bring zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data infrastructure to crypto applications. Built by MakeInfinite Labs, Space and Time offers a decentralized, verifiable database for smart […]

MirrorFace Targets Japan and Taiwan with ROAMINGMOUSE and Upgraded ANEL Malware 2025-05-08 at 15:04 By The nation-state threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed deploying malware dubbed ROAMINGMOUSE as part of a cyber espionage campaign directed against government agencies and public institutions in Japan and Taiwan. The activity, detected by Trend Micro in March […]

Security Tools Alone Don’t Protect You — Control Effectiveness Does 2025-05-08 at 15:04 By 61% of security leaders reported suffering a breach due to failed or misconfigured controls over the past 12 months. This is despite having an average of 43 cybersecurity tools in place. This massive rate of security failure is clearly not a […]

The 12 KB that Windows just can’t seem to quit 2025-05-08 at 14:48 By Richard Speed Icons from a more civilized time Windows deposits a huge number of files onto a user’s PC, some of which are essential for the operating system, and others that are a reminder of gentler times. Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen […]

New bull cycle? Bitcoin’s return to $100K hints at ‘significant price move’ 2025-05-08 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin’s realized cap is beating records and has almost reached the $900 billion mark. The market is laying the foundations for a “potentially significant price breakout,” new analysis says. Profit-taking is not hindering […]

Pectra features already in use: Ethereum EIP-7702 wallets roll out 2025-05-08 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The Ethereum Pectra upgrade introduced a significant upgrade in account abstraction accessibility, with multiple wallets already implementing the change. Pectra introduced Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7702, a change that Ivo Georgiev, founder and CEO of self-custodial smart […]

NASA JPL boss bails for ‘personal reasons’ as budget cuts bite 2025-05-08 at 13:50 By Richard Speed Laurie Leshin to leave in June Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is stepping down in June and will be replaced by JPL veteran David Gallagher.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Amazon touts Vulcan – its first robot with a sense of ‘touch’ 2025-05-08 at 12:47 By Iain Thomson Claims human warehouse workers will still live long and prosper Internet souk Amazon has unveiled a new robot for its warehouses and claims the machine uses a sense of “touch” to shift around 75 percent of the […]

ESA feeling weightless and unwanted amid proposed NASA cuts 2025-05-08 at 11:40 By Richard Speed Euro space agency insists it’s reliable and desirable in face of ‘abusive spouse’ NASA’s “skinny” budget has rattled its allies. After years of close cooperation, the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking jilted, while others describe the US space scene […]

Trump crypto adviser David Bailey raises $300M for Bitcoin investment firm 2025-05-08 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas David Bailey, CEO of crypto media company BTC Inc. and a close adviser to US President Donald Trump on digital assets, has reportedly raised $300 million to launch a new Bitcoin investment firm. The venture, named […]

60K Bitcoin addresses leaked as LockBit ransomware gang gets hacked 2025-05-08 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Almost 60,000 Bitcoin addresses tied to LockBit’s ransomware infrastructure were leaked after hackers breached the group’s dark web affiliate panel.  The leak included a MySQL database dump shared publicly online. It contained crypto-related information that could help […]

‘I see you’re running a local LLM. Would you like some help with that?’ 2025-05-08 at 10:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Dev creates official Clippy ‘love letter’ to query AI models on your box Clippy is back – and this time, its arrival on your desktop as a front-end for locally run LLMs has nothing to […]

US banks can handle customer crypto assets held in custody, regulator confirms 2025-05-08 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has confirmed banks under its jurisdiction can trade crypto on behalf of customers and outsource some crypto activities to third parties.  Acting comptroller Rodney Hood […]

Russian Hackers Using ClickFix Fake CAPTCHA to Deploy New LOSTKEYS Malware 2025-05-08 at 10:00 By The Russia-linked threat actor known as COLDRIVER has been observed distributing a new malware called LOSTKEYS as part of an espionage-focused campaign using ClickFix-like social engineering lures. “LOSTKEYS is capable of stealing files from a hard-coded list of extensions and […]

Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows 2025-05-08 at 09:55 By Thomas Claburn Ubuntu 25.10 fitted with Rust-written admin tool by default for memory safety’s sake Canonical’s Ubuntu 25.10 is set to make sudo-rs, a Rust-based rework of the classic sudo utility, the default – part of a push to cut memory-related security […]

G7 summit could discuss North Korea’s crypto hacks: Report 2025-05-08 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Group of Seven (G7) leaders could discuss North Korea’s escalating cyberattacks and crypto thefts at an upcoming summit in Canada, mid-next month. Conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza will dominate discussions, but North Korea’s increasing cyber threats and crypto […]

Texas House committee passes Bitcoin reserve bill for full floor vote 2025-05-08 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A Texas House Committee has passed a Republican-backed bill to create a Bitcoin reserve, which now only needs a successful full floor vote before heading to the governor’s desk. The Texas House Committee on Delivery of […]

Bitcoin nears $100K as Trump set to reveal trade deal with UK 2025-05-08 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoiners expect Bitcoin to soon break past $100,000 and potentially hit a new all-time high as US President Donald Trump is set to announce a trade deal with the UK. Trump said in a May […]

Cisco Patches CVE-2025-20188 (10.0 CVSS) in IOS XE That Enables Root Exploits via JWT 2025-05-08 at 09:03 By Cisco has released software fixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw in its IOS XE Wireless Controller that could enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary files to a susceptible system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20188, […]

New Campaign Targets HR Departments With False Resumes 2025-05-08 at 08:06 By A recent campaign driven by Venom Spider, a financially-motivated threat group, is using spear-phishing emails to target hiring managers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source