News for October 19, 2025

News for October 19, 2025

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 18 Oct 2025


Binance to Compensate Users Affected by USDE, BNSOL, and WBETH Depeg

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-12-2025-binance-to-compensate-users-affected-by-usde-bnsol-and-wbeth-depeg-30878046233481

 

Cryptologist DJB Alleges NSA is Pushing an End to Backup Algorithms for Post-Quantum Cryptography

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/12/0751230/cryptologist-djb-alleges-nsa-is-pushing-an-end-to-backup-algorithms-for-post-quantum-cryptography

 

Scientists Just Took a Giant Step Toward Scaling Up Nuclear Fusion: ‘What We’ve Done Here Is the Start of What Is Still a Long Journey’

https://gizmodo.com/scientists-just-took-a-giant-step-toward-scaling-up-nuclear-fusion-2000670389

 

Fake 'Inflation Refund' texts target New Yorkers in new scam

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-inflation-refund-texts-target-new-yorkers-in-new-scam/

 

This Is Step #1 of Gold Reset & It’s Planned for July 4 2026: Trump Economic Advisor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AczPAxY9-8

 

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

https://www.wired.com/story/new-method-is-the-fastest-way-to-find-the-best-routes/

 

Threat Actors Exploit Discord Webhooks for C2 via npm, PyPI, and Ruby Packagesl

https://gbhackers.com/threat-actors-exploit-discord-webhooks-for-c2/

 

AI is changing the world, cybersecurity has to keep up, says Palo Alto Networks

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/10/13/everyones-talking-ai-hackers-are-listening-too-palo-alto-networks.html

 

Why GPS Fails In Cities. And What Researchers Think Could Fix It

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/13/029238/why-gps-fails-in-cities-and-what-researchers-think-could-fix-it

 

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Allows Bypass of Authentication and Malicious File Uploads

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-13-2025-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-allows-bypass-of-authentication-and-malicious-file-uploads-30937299559193

 

More Evidence Emerges That One of Saturn’s Moons Could Harbor Life

https://www.wired.com/story/more-evidence-emerges-that-one-of-saturns-moons-could-harbor-life/

 

Researchers achieve breakthrough integration of 2D materials on standard silicon chips

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/researchers-achieve-breakthrough-integration-of-2d-materials-on-silicon-chips

 

Harvard investigating breach linked to Oracle zero-day exploit

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/harvard-investigating-breach-linked-to-oracle-zero-day-exploit/

 

Toxic Workplaces Are Worsening: 80% of U.S. Workers Say Their Job Hurts Mental Health

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/12/2016234/toxic-workplaces-are-worsening-80-of-us-workers-say-their-job-hurts-mental-health

 

Invoicely Database Leak Exposes 180,000 Sensitive Records

https://hackread.com/invoicely-database-leak-expose-sensitive-records/

 

Archaeologists uncover lost land bridge that may rewrite human history

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251011105529.htm

 

SimonMed Imaging Data Breach Impacts 1.2 Million

https://www.securityweek.com/simonmed-imaging-data-breach-impacts-1-2-million/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/simonmed-says-12-million-patients-impacted-in-january-data-breach/

 

EVERYTHING Is Backdoored. By Default

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=remIZ_3iIfw

 

Singapore court approves WazirX restructuring plan after $234M hack

https://cointelegraph.com/news/wazirx-court-approval-user-repayments-234m-hack

 

"Huge surprise": Insane substance helps things "magically turn into a different material"

https://www.neowin.net/news/huge-surprise-insane-substance-helps-things-magically-turn-into-a-different-material/

 

The Difference Between the Dark Web and the Deep Web

https://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-the-dark-web-and-deep-web

 

NPM Infrastructure Abused in Phishing Campaign Aimed at Industrial and Electronics Firms

https://www.securityweek.com/npm-infrastructure-abused-in-phishing-campaign-aimed-at-industrial-and-electronics-firms/

 

An inconvenient study

https://www.aninconvenientstudy.com/

 

Researchers Highlight Vulnerabilities in GEO Satellite Communications

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-14-2025-researchers-highlight-vulnerabilities-in-geo-satellite-communications-30991681529458

 

Half of America’s Voting Machines Now Owned by a MAGA Oligarch

https://dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/half-of-americas-voting-machines

 

New Simulator Pushes Classical Limits on Quantum Algorithm Testing

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/10/13/new-simulator-pushes-classical-limits-on-quantum-algorithm-testing/

 

Shocking Things Seen In The Sky That Have No Explanation!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOiSZluNcVQ

 

Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/no-fix-yet-for-attack-that-lets-hackers-pluck-2fa-codes-from-android-phones/

 

Netherlands Seizes Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia

https://ground.news/daily-briefing/dutch-government-intervenes-in-chinese-owned-nexperia-over-serious-governance-shortcomings

 

Hackers Exploit Microsoft Edge’s Internet Explorer Mode to Compromise User Devices

https://gbhackers.com/microsoft-edges/

 

No Crying In The Casino

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/no-crying-casino

 

Stealit Malware spreads via fake game & VPN installers on Mediafire and Discord

https://securityaffairs.com/183290/malware/stealit-malware-spreads-via-fake-game-vpn-installers-on-mediafire-and-discord.html

 

Spanish Authorities Dismantle ‘GXC Team’ Crime-as-a-Service Operation

https://www.securityweek.com/spanish-authorities-dismantle-gxc-team-crime-as-a-service-operation/

 

Ancient Bitcoin Whale Holds Significant Short Position

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-14-2025-ancient-bitcoin-whale-holds-significant-short-position-30993219532858

 

Quantum simulations that once needed supercomputers now run on laptops

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251011105515.htm

 

Britain Issues First Online Safety Fine To US Website 4chan

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/13/2151251/britain-issues-first-online-safety-fine-to-us-website-4chan

 

SonicWall VPN accounts breached using stolen creds in widespread attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-vpn-accounts-breached-using-stolen-creds-in-widespread-attacks/

 

The Cure (1917) Charlie Chaplin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xML5jLXhnVo

 

OpenAI’s Guardrails Can Be Bypassed by Simple Prompt Injection Attack

https://hackread.com/openai-guardrails-bypass-prompt-injection-attack/

 

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/

 

Aster Warns Users of Phishing Attempts Impersonating Team

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-14-2025-aster-warns-users-of-phishing-attempts-impersonating-team-31000902772337

 

Phoenix Rowhammer Attack: Systemic Risk of Bitcoin Wallet Private Key Compromise in Global Blockchain Infrastructure

https://www.publish0x.com/cryptodeep/phoenix-rowhammer-attack-systemic-risk-of-bitcoin-wallet-pri-xmgmpyr

 

Massive multi-country botnet targets RDP services in the US

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-multi-country-botnet-targets-rdp-services-in-the-us/

 

The feds say two brothers stole $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds. The defense says they merely outsmarted bots

https://news.yahoo.com/feds-two-brothers-stole-25-093001958.html

 

Hackers Target macOS Users with Fake Homebrew Websites to Deliver Malicious Payloads

https://gbhackers.com/homebrew-websites/

 

NASA Unit JPL To Lay Off About 550 Workers, Citing Restructure

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/0133211/nasa-unit-jpl-to-lay-off-about-550-workers-citing-restructure

 

ShinyHunters Leak Alleged Data from Qantas, Vietnam Airlines and Other Major Firms

https://hackread.com/shinyhunters-leak-data-qantas-vietnam-airlines-others/

 

Hackers Mimic as OpenAI and Sora Services to Steal Login Credentials

https://gbhackers.com/openai-and-sora/

 

Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canadian-tire-says-recent-breach-133508538.html

 

Discord Weaponized as C2 Server Across Popular Open-Source Package Repositories

https://gbhackers.com/open-source-package/

 

(October 2025) 5 Shocking New UFO Sightings Caught on Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC4IfiB72fw

 

Android Vulnerability Threatens Crypto Security

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-14-2025-android-vulnerability-threatens-crypto-security-31005499312410

 

The Math Behind Blockchain Scheduling and Transaction Fee Mechanisms

https://hackernoon.com/the-math-behind-blockchain-scheduling-and-transaction-fee-mechanisms

 

Hackers Use Court-Themed Phishing to Deliver Info-Stealer Malware

https://gbhackers.com/info-stealer-malware/

 

British govt agents demand action after UK mega-cyberattacks surge 50%

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/ncsc_uk_cyberattack_surge/

 

Microsoft Limits IE Mode in Edge After Chakra Zero-Day Activity Detected

https://hackread.com/microsoft-limits-ie-mode-edge-chakra-zero-day/

 

22 States Already In Recession Or On Brink Warns Moody's Chief Economist | Mark Zandi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLsmxg-cD8k

 

Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/

 

Germany to allow retirees to earn €2,000 a month tax-free

https://www.tradingview.com/news/invezz:a68c640c4094b:0-why-is-germany-letting-pensioners-earn-2-000-a-month-without-paying-tax/

 

DOJ Seizes $15 Billion In Bitcoin From Massive 'Pig Butchering' Scam Based In Cambodia

https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/2248208/doj-seizes-15-billion-in-bitcoin-from-massive-pig-butchering-scam-based-in-cambodia

 

Malicious NPM Packages Used in Sophisticated Developer Cyberattack

https://gbhackers.com/npm-packages-2/

 

The Basque Government and IBM Inaugurate Europe’s First IBM Quantum System Two in Donostia-San Sebastián

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/10/14/the-basque-government-and-ibm-inaugurate-europes-first-ibm-quantum-system-two-in-donostia-san-sebastian/

 

Harvard Is First Confirmed Victim of Oracle EBS Zero-Day Hack

https://www.securityweek.com/harvard-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-oracle-ebs-zero-day-hack/

 

Token SIL Created by Andre Cronje Faces Attack

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-15-2025-token-sil-created-by-andre-cronje-faces-attack-31031630258289

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-15-2025-security-alert-issued-for-sil-token-following-attack-31030996006337

 

Beautiful Instrumental Music from 60's to 80's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcFF1kUDX4k

 

UK NCSC Reports 429 cyberattacks in a year, with nationally significant cases more than doubling

https://securityaffairs.com/183372/security/uk-ncsc-reports-429-cyberattacks-in-a-year-with-nationally-significant-cases-more-than-doubling.html

 

Chinese hackers abuse geo-mapping tool for year-long persistence

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-abuse-geo-mapping-tool-for-year-long-persistence/

 

Chinese gang used ArcGIS as a backdoor for a year – and no one noticed

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/chinese_hackers_arcgis_backdoor/

 

Generative AI Systems Miss Vast Bodies of Human Knowledge, Study Finds

https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/155258/generative-ai-systems-miss-vast-bodies-of-human-knowledge-study-finds

 

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

https://www.wired.com/story/feds-seize-record-breaking-15-billion-in-bitcoin-from-alleged-scam-empire/

 

Billions of Calls Exposed Via Unencrypted Satellites

https://ground.news/daily-briefing/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data

 

Monad co-founder flags Telegram ad scam in official channel ahead of airdrop

https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-ads-fake-monad-claim-portal-airdrop-scam

 

New Android Pixnapping attack steals MFA codes pixel-by-pixel

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-pixnapping-attack-steals-mfa-codes-pixel-by-pixel/

 

Concerns Raised Over Illicit Activity Profits in Blockchain Technology

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-15-2025-concerns-raised-over-illicit-activity-profits-in-blockchain-technology-31038369059154

 

Scientists Just Did 20 Million Years of Work in 15 Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4Ld6F0Puc

 

Windows Agere Modem Driver 0-Day Exploited in Active Privilege Escalation Attacks

https://gbhackers.com/windows-agere-modem-driver-0-day-exploited/

 

Jamie Dimon Says Gold Can "Easily Go To $5,000 Or $10,000"

https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/jamie-dimon-says-gold-can-easily-go-5000-or-10000

 

CSIS lacked proper policies, procedures to manage new secret technology: spy watchdog

https://ground.news/article/csis-lacked-proper-policies-procedures-to-manage-new-secret-technology-spy-watchdog

 

Japan is working on new rules to crack down on crypto insider trading

https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-regulator-to-ban-crypto-insider-trading

 

Malicious crypto-stealing VSCode extensions resurface on OpenVSX

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-crypto-stealing-vscode-extensions-resurface-on-openvsx/

 

A New Attack Lets Hackers Steal 2-Factor Authentication Codes From Android Phones

https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-attack-lets-hackers-steal-2-factor-authentication-codes-from-android-phones/

 

Chinese Criminals Made More Than $1 Billion From Those Annoying Texts

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/url-scam-texts-china-gangs-68e96097

 

How 73% of Your E-commerce Visitors Could Be Fake

https://joindatacops.com/resources/how-73-of-your-e-commerce-visitors-could-be-fake

 

How to Control Kernel Boot-Time Parameters in Linux

https://www.linuxtoday.com/blog/how-to-control-kernel-boot-time-parameters-in-linux/

 

Research: Italy’s Piracy Shield Is Just As Big A Disaster As Everyone Predicted

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/14/research-italys-piracy-shield-is-just-as-big-a-disaster-as-everyone-predicted/

 

Dota 2 YouTube Channel Briefly Hacked to Promote Fraudulent Token

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-16-2025-dota-2-youtube-channel-briefly-hacked-to-promote-fraudulent-token-31071559295657

 

TigerJack Hackers Target Developer Marketplaces with 11 Malicious VS Code Extensions

https://gbhackers.com/tigerjack-hackers/

 

A 151-million-year-old fly just changed what we know about evolution

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015032253.htm

 

Elasticsearch Leak Exposes 6 Billion Records from Scraping, Old and New Breaches

https://hackread.com/elasticsearch-leak-6-billion-record-scraping-breaches/

 

Jamie Dimon Admits Peter Schiff Was Right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XNjRHWe5co

 

Customer Service Firm 5CA Denies Responsibility for Discord Data Breach

https://www.securityweek.com/customer-service-firm-5ca-denies-responsibility-for-discord-data-breach/

 

North Korean Hackers Target Software Libraries with Malicious Code

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-16-2025-north-korean-hackers-target-software-libraries-with-malicious-code-31071854031298

 

LuBian-linked wallet moves $1.3B in BTC a day after DOJ reveals $15B forfeiture case

https://cointelegraph.com/news/lubian-wallet-moves-1b-bitcoin-doj-15b-seizure-case

 

F5 Confirms Nation-State Breach, Source Code and Vulnerability Data Stolen

https://hackread.com/f5-breach-source-code-vulnerability-data-stolen/

 

Cisco Routers Hacked for Rootkit Deployment

https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-routers-hacked-for-rootkit-deployment/

 

Gold Prices Are Surging – Is This China’s Secret Endgame? | Dominic Frisby & Michelle Makori

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKJdJzx9Gpc

 

Fake LastPass, Bitwarden breach alerts lead to PC hijacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-bitwarden-breach-alerts-lead-to-pc-hijacks/

 

BlackSuit Ransomware Breaches Corporate Network Using Single Compromised VPN Credential

https://gbhackers.com/blacksuit-ransomware-breaches-corporate-network/

 

Reddit Cofounder Says 'Much of the Internet is Now Dead'

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/15/1736225/reddit-cofounder-says-much-of-the-internet-is-now-dead

 

Indiana city confirms ransomware hackers behind September incident

https://therecord.media/michigan-indiana-city-ransomware

 

Qilin Ransomware announced new victims

https://securityaffairs.com/183447/security/qilin-ransomware-announced-new-victims.html

 

Apparent hackers take over PA systems at 4 North American airports

https://ground.news/article/victoria-kelowna-bc-airport-screens-pa-system-hacked-with-pro-hamas-anti-trump-messages-officials_1448c6

 

Capita to pay £14 million for data breach impacting 6.6 million people

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/capita-to-pay-14-million-for-data-breach-impacting-66-million-people/

 

Chinese Threat Group 'Jewelbug' Quietly Infiltrated Russian IT Network for Months

https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/chinese-threat-group-jewelbug-quietly.html

 

Fuji Electric HMI Configurator Flaws Expose Industrial Organizations to Hacking

https://www.securityweek.com/fuji-electric-hmi-configurator-flaws-expose-industrial-organizations-to-hacking/

 

Global Debt At Tipping Point: Gold, Silver Rally ‘Just Starting’ | Matthew Piepenburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA38NUSWh8c

 

QMill Reports Record Quantum Circuit Compression

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/10/15/qmill-reports-record-quantum-circuit-compression/

 

PayPal's blockchain partner accidentally minted $300 trillion in stablecoins

https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/paypals-blockchain-partner-accidentally-minted-300-trillion-in-stablecoins-224017538.html?src=rss

 

Typus Finance Halts Smart Contracts Following Oracle Exploit

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-15-2025-typus-finance-halts-smart-contracts-following-oracle-exploit-31053114129289

 

Top Reasons to Audit Your Cryptographic Asset Inventory

https://www.encryptionconsulting.com/audit-your-cryptographic-asset-inventory/

 

Spanish fashion retailer MANGO disclosed a data breach

https://securityaffairs.com/183435/data-breach/spanish-fashion-retailer-mango-disclosed-a-data-breach.html

 

The Hidden Risks Inside Open-source Code

https://www.linuxtoday.com/blog/the-hidden-risks-inside-open-source-code/

 

TikTok scam sells you access to your own fake money

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/10/tiktok-scam-sells-you-access-to-your-own-fake-money

 

'Mysterious Elephant' Moves Beyond Recycled Malware

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/mysterious-elephant-recycled-malware

 

The Economy is Crashing And Everyone Knows It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5pM5nKrJOg

 

Breach of F5 requires “emergency action” from BIG-IP users, feds warn

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/breach-of-f5-requires-emergency-action-from-big-ip-users-feds-warn/

 

WAIT A MINUTE… THE FBI(FIB) JOINS AREA 51 INVESTIGATION?!

https://gizadeathstar.com/2025/10/wait-a-minute-the-fbifib-joins-area-51-investigation/

 

Bitcoin Options Market Sees Surge in Bearish Sentiment

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-16-2025-bitcoin-options-market-sees-surge-in-bearish-sentiment-31074619709554

 

College Student Sentenced to 4 Years for Hacking 60M Students

https://ground.news/article/powerschool-hacker-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-and-ordered-to-pay_db0fea

 

Quantum crystals could spark the next tech revolution

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251015230945.htm

 

Here’s What Your Browser Is Telling Everyone About You

https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-browser-fingerprinting/

 

Vitalik Buterin Critiques Bitcoin Extremist Views

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-16-2025-vitalik-buterin-critiques-bitcoin-extremist-views-31079841007730

 

U.S. CISA adds SKYSEA Client View, Rapid7 Velociraptor, Microsoft Windows, and IGEL OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

https://securityaffairs.com/183479/security/u-s-cisa-adds-skysea-client-view-rapid7-velociraptor-microsoft-windows-and-igel-os-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

 

New Tech Support Scam Uses Microsoft Logo to Fake Browser Lock, Steal Data

https://hackread.com/tech-support-scam-microsoft-logo-browser-lock-data/

 

Operation Silk Lure: Weaponizing Windows Scheduled Tasks for ValleyRAT Delivery

https://gbhackers.com/operation-silk-lure/

 

Stephanie Pomboy: When The Next Shakeout Happens, Will You Be A Winner Or A Loser?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDO7Fmkj_4

 

Have I Been Pwned: Prosper data breach impacts 17.6 million accounts

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-warns-of-prosper-data-breach-impacting-176-million-accounts/

 

Bitcoin ETFs see $104 million in outflows as Ethereum funds add $170 million

https://www.theblock.co/post/374916/bitcoin-ethereum-etf-outflows-inflows-contrast

 

Nork scammers work the blockchain to steal crypto from job hunters

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/16/norks_abuse_blockchains_to_scam/

 

Organizations Warned of Exploited Adobe AEM Forms Vulnerability

https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-adobe-aem-forms-vulnerability/

 

Giustra: Reset HAPPENING Right Before Our Eyes, Gold Rockets to $5,000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prI_yrjn7w4

 

North Korean Hackers Deploy BeaverTail–OtterCookie Combo for Keylogging Attacks

https://gbhackers.com/beavertail-ottercookie/

 

Misconfigured NetcoreCloud Server Exposed 40B Records in 13.4TB of Data

https://hackread.com/misconfigured-netcorecloud-server-40-billion-records/

 

Chinese cyberspies snoop on Russian IT biz in rare east-on-east attack

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/16/chinese_russian_cyber_espionage/

 

"The World Is Changing More Rapidly Than Anyone Could Have Imagined A Few Months Ago"

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/world-changing-more-rapidly-anyone-could-have-imagined-few-months-ago

 

Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed customer information

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-customer-information/

 

Scientists Create New Form of Ice, Known As Ice XXI

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/16/2342232/scientists-create-new-form-of-ice-known-as-ice-xxi

 

Microsoft Revokes Over 200 Certificates to Disrupt Ransomware Campaign

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-revokes-over-200-certificates-to-disrupt-ransomware-campaign/

 

Cybersecurity firm F5′s stock sinks 10% after disclosing nation-state hack

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/cybersecurity-f5-stock-hack.html

 

Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/hackers-bullet-proof-hosts-deliver-malware-from-blockchains/

 

Tether Freezes Over $13 Million USDT on Ethereum and TRON

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-17-2025-tether-freezes-over-13-million-usdt-on-ethereum-and-tron-31121005777802

 

“The NSA Hired Me To Speak To Aliens!” -Sergeant Dan Sherman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfmy5oW_r9c

 

The Human Side of AI: Why People Still Need to Make Sense of What Machines Say

https://hackernoon.com/the-human-side-of-ai-why-people-still-need-to-make-sense-of-what-machines-say

 

Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251016223116.htm

 

Why the F5 Hack Created an ‘Imminent Threat’ for Thousands of Networks

https://www.wired.com/story/f5-hack-networking-software-big-ip/

 

Global Gold Market Cap Surpasses $30 Trillion, Outshining Major Companies

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-17-2025-global-gold-market-cap-surpasses-30-trillion-outshining-major-companies-31131772184690

 

TikTok Videos Weaponized to Deliver Self-Compiling PowerShell Malware

https://gbhackers.com/tiktok-videos/

 

‘A Desperate Scramble’: Mint CEO Reveals Jets Are Flying Silver to Cover Historic Squeeze in London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf7-JLuDjKU

 

Over 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed to remote attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-266-000-f5-big-ip-instances-exposed-to-remote-attacks/

 

New .NET CAPI Backdoor Targets Russian Auto and E-Commerce Firms via Phishing ZIPs

https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/new-net-capi-backdoor-targets-russian.html

 

Cyber Recon: My Life in Cyber Espionage and Ransomware Negotiation (worth $28, now free)

https://www.neowin.net/sponsored/cyber-recon-my-life-in-cyber-espionage-and-ransomware-negotiation-worth-28-now-free/

 

Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field

https://gizmodo.com/something-weird-is-happening-to-earths-magnetic-field-2000673088

 

Britain's AI gold rush hits a wall – not enough electricity

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/in_britain_talk_is_cheap/

 

Tether open-sources wallet kit for humans and AI agents on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and beyond

https://www.theblock.co/post/375125/tether-open-sources-wallet-kit-humans-ai-agents-bitcoin-ethereum-beyond

 

Cyberattackers Target LastPass, Top Password Managers

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cyberattackers-target-lastpass-password-managers

 

BTQ Technologies Announces Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Using NIST Standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/10/16/btq-technologies-announces-quantum-safe-bitcoin-using-nist-standardized-post-quantum-cryptography/

 

Video call app Huddle01 exposed 600K+ user logs

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/10/video-call-app-huddle01-exposed-600k-user-logs

 

Prosper disclosed a data breach impacting 17.6 million accounts

https://securityaffairs.com/183543/data-breach/prosper-disclosed-a-data-breach-impacting-17-6-million-accounts.html

 

Educational Byte: How to Send a Message with a Crypto Transaction

https://hackernoon.com/educational-byte-how-to-send-a-message-with-a-crypto-transactions

 

The "Alien" Situation Just Got Really Crazy, Really Fast..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC0t-cEQPMU

 

Spot bitcoin ETFs see largest daily outflows since August, worth $536 million

https://www.theblock.co/post/375066/spot-bitcoin-etfs-536-million-outflow

 

Against The New Feudalism Of Algorithms And Oligarchs

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/16/against-the-new-feudalism-of-algorithms-and-oligarchs/

 

Big tech is faking revenue

https://www.osnews.com/story/143538/big-tech-is-faking-revenue/

 

In Other News: CrowdStrike Vulnerabilities, CISA Layoffs, Mango Data Breach

https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-crowdstrike-vulnerabilities-cisa-layoffs-mango-data-breach/

 

Auto Loan Delinquencies Surge 50% As Cracks Deepen Across U.S. Credit Markets

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/auto-loan-delinquencies-surge-50-cracks-deepen-across-us-credit-markets

 

Europol dismantles SIM box operation renting numbers for cybercrime

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-dismantles-sim-box-operation-renting-numbers-for-cybercrime/

 

Rise of ‘shadow banking’ brings new financial risks, experts say

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rise-of-shadow-banking-brings-new-financial-risks-experts-say/ar-AA1OIE4h

 

Tether Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Unlawful USDT Freeze

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-17-2025-tether-faces-lawsuit-over-alleged-unlawful-usdt-freeze-31114257192842

 

Attackers Exploit Zendesk Authentication Issue to Flood Targets’ Inboxes with Corporate Notifications

https://gbhackers.com/attackers-exploit-zendesk-authentication-issue/

 

AI DATA CENTERS: DO THE MATH, THE GRID IS INADEQUATE TO THE DEMAND

https://gizadeathstar.com/2025/10/ai-data-centers-do-the-math-the-grid-is-inadequate-to-the-demand/

 

How gTrade Plans to Consolidate $113 Billion in Volume on Arbitrum With a $400,000 Trading Contest

https://hackernoon.com/how-gtrade-plans-to-consolidate-$113-billion-in-volume-on-arbitrum-with-a-$400000-trading-contest

 

2026: The Year Quantum AI Changes Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmtMWI4blcI

 

Building a PQC Roadmap with Key Milestones

https://www.encryptionconsulting.com/building-a-pqc-roadmap-with-key-milestones/

 

Bradford Quantum Hackathon 2025 Launches to Explore Quantum Solutions for Global Challenges

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/10/17/bradford-quantum-hackathon-2025-launches-to-explore-quantum-solutions-for-global-challenges/

 

Microsoft: Russia, China Increasingly Using AI to Escalate Cyberattacks on the US

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-russia-china-increasingly-using-ai-to-escalate-cyberattacks-on-the-us/

 

Europe’s private equity giants tumble as U.S. bank lending fears spread

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/europes-private-equity-giants-tumble-as-us-bank-lending-fears-spread-.html

 

Silver Fox Expands Winos 4.0 Attacks to Japan and Malaysia via HoldingHands RAT

https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/silver-fox-expands-winos-40-attacks-to.html

 

American Airlines subsidiary Envoy confirms Oracle data theft attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-subsidiary-envoy-confirms-oracle-data-theft-attack/

 

This Wisdom has been BANNED for a Reason

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAAlvJIfrME

 

Traders Predict Continued Decline in Cryptocurrency Market

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/10-18-2025-traders-predict-continued-decline-in-cryptocurrency-market-31175993611489

 

Critical Zimbra SSRF Flaw Exposes Sensitive Data

https://gbhackers.com/critical-zimbra-ssrf-flaw/

 

Hackers Dox ICE, DHS, DOJ, and FBI Officials

https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-dox-ice-dhs-doj-and-fbi-officials/

 

WatchGuard VPN Flaw Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

https://gbhackers.com/watchguard-vpn-flaw/

 

Kyber Is Hiring an Enterprise AE

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kyber/jobs/BQRRSrZ-enterprise-account-executive-ae

 

Music list for a new day full of energy | Best Indie/Pop/Folk/Acoustic Playlist (October 2025)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoxUXA18ZKQ

 

 

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https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-summarize-an-article/

 

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