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Billbug: Intrusion Campaign Against Southeast Asia Continues 2025-04-18 at 18:35 By Threat Hunter Team China-linked group introduces new custom tools in recent attacks. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States 2025-04-18 at 18:35 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. “The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out […]

Standardization is essential to enable crypto adoption 2025-04-18 at 18:07 By Cointelegraph by Axel Schorn and Dr. Duc Au Opinion by: Axel Schorn and Dr. Duc Au Traditional stocks, bonds and commodities markets have long benefited from well-established standards governing the flow of information and data. These standards underpin the seamless functioning of trading, settlement […]

Buying Bitcoin vs gold: Which is easier for investors to purchase? 2025-04-18 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz As gold prices break new highs, many Bitcoiners are seeking ways to get exposure to the precious metal, but have been met with some hurdles along the way. Although physical gold is accessible in the form […]

Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and PowerShell to Deploy Agent Tesla and XLoader 2025-04-18 at 15:32 By A new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader. “Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade detection, bypass traditional sandboxes, and ensure successful payload delivery and […]

Astar reduces base staking rewards to curb inflation pressure 2025-04-18 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Blockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem.  On April 18, Astar Network announced that it reduced the blockchain’s base staking rewards to 10% from 25% to curb token inflation.  […]

Bill introduced to extend the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 2025-04-18 at 15:05 By Security leaders share their thoughts on extending the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Spar supermarket in Switzerland starts accepting Bitcoin payments 2025-04-18 at 14:16 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Global grocery giant Spar has rolled out Bitcoin-based payments in a Swiss city, marking another step in the growing adoption of cryptocurrency for everyday transactions. A Spar supermarket in Zug, Switzerland, has implemented Bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Lightning […]

Bitcoin price volatility ‘imminent’ as speculators move 170K BTC — CryptoQuant 2025-04-18 at 14:16 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) speculators may spark “significant” BTC price volatility as a large tranche of coins moves onchain. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on April 18, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that a Bitcoin market […]

Do you need a $599 gut test? What your poop can tell you about your health 2025-04-18 at 13:04 By Tracy Swartz Around two-thirds of US adults struggle with persistent tummy troubles like gas, bloating and abdominal pain — and few seek medical help. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product […]

Hashkey takes aim at XRP ETF in Asia with new fund backed by Ripple 2025-04-18 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm HashKey Capital announced the launch of an XRP fund, with plans to convert it into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the future. According to an April 18 announcement, […]

CVE fallout: The splintering of the standard vulnerability tracking system has begun 2025-04-18 at 13:04 By Jessica Lyons MITRE, EUVD, GCVE … WTF? Comment  The splintering of the global system for identifying and tracking security bugs in technology products has begun.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

[Webinar] AI Is Already Inside Your SaaS Stack — Learn How to Prevent the Next Silent Breach 2025-04-18 at 13:03 By Your employees didn’t mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. […]

Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum 2025-04-18 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum. In its Q2 2025 investment outlook, Sygnum said the space has seen […]

Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT 2025-04-18 at 11:07 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States. “From 2020 to 2023, the […]

Crypto rug pulls have slowed, but are now more devastating: DappRadar 2025-04-18 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte There has been a 66% year-on-year decrease in the number of crypto rug pulls this year compared to 2024, but recent data shows the size of each rug pull has been increasing. Rug pulls have dropped […]

Synthetix’s sUSD stablecoin continues fall after depeg, tapping $0.68 2025-04-18 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The Synthetix protocol’s native stablecoin, Synthetix USD (SUSD), has slipped further away from its US dollar peg, reaching new all-time lows under $0.70.  However, the firm reiterates that this isn’t the first time the asset has been under […]

Oracle Cloud leak leads CISA to issue warning about credential risks 2025-04-18 at 09:16 By CISA has released guidance on managing credential risks, prompted by the potential compromise of a legacy Oracle cloud environment. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Yemenis are turning to DeFi as US sanctions target Houthi group 2025-04-18 at 08:38 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Yemeni citizens are increasingly using decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to bank themselves amid US sanctions aimed at the Houthi group, which they have deemed a terrorist organization.  In the past, internet infrastructure challenges and low financial […]