Here are the week’s top cybersecurity stories. Ukraine dismantled the Money 24/7 fake crypto exchange network; more than 20 million hryvnias seized. FBI: hackers are mass-hacking accounts to steal intimate photos and for cyberbullying. Hackers from DEF CON launched a cyberattack on passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight. Chinese hackers combined government espionage with […]
Anthropic conducted a series of experiments with groups of Claude to understand how model behavior changes when multiple AI agents work on a task instead of just one. The company shared the results in a blog post. The research revealed that increasing the number of participants can indeed enhance performance, but it also creates new […]
On August 14, Bitcoin dropped below $63,000, reaching levels last seen in early August. Hourly BTC/USDT chart on Binance. Source: TradingView. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $62,600, having lost 1.5% over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s price remained relatively stable, currently around $1,860. Hourly ETH/USDT chart on Binance. Source: TradingView. […]
DeepSeek has introduced Harness v0.1, an open-source development environment for AI agents, and released the final version of its V4 Pro model. 🧩 DeepSeek Harness v0.1 is now available in Developer Preview! 🔹 We’re opening it up to developers building agent harnesses worldwide and open-sourcing the codebase in MIT license.🔹 Powered by the Cordis meta-framework, […]
Only 0.2% of online companies operating in Europe accept cryptocurrencies or stablecoins as payment, according to a study by the European Central Bank (ECB). Source: ECB. The survey, conducted by Ipsos European Public Affairs from February 23 to April 10, 2026, included 8,205 businesses from all 21 eurozone countries. The sample covered retail, hospitality (restaurants […]
On August 12, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum allowing vetted private companies to participate in cyber operations against foreign criminal groups under federal oversight. The new program targets transnational criminal organizations involved in ransomware, financial fraud, and other illegal activities in the digital realm. Contractors will be able to gather intelligence on their […]
Over the past nine months, the realized hash rate of a group of public Bitcoin miners, excluding Bitdeer, has fallen by 21.2%, according to MinerWeekly. The combined hash rate decreased from 368.3 EH/s in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 319.0 EH/s in the second quarter of 2026. Companies mining the leading cryptocurrency are reducing […]
On August 13, hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor reported a data breach affecting 13,689 users. The breach was caused by a hack of its logistics partner, ShipMonk. We have some difficult news to share. Unfortunately, one of our shipping providers has experienced a data breach that exposed sensitive order data. This affects new customers in the […]
Journalists from The Wall Street Journal have released an investigative film Infiltrated: North Korea’s Secret U.S. Workforce about a covert network of North Korean workers in American companies. The investigation is based on leaked data from a North Korean cell, including browser history, emails, calendars, and screen recordings. According to WSJ, the FBI has identified […]
On August 13, Alexey Semenyuk, head of the NSSMC, stated that cryptocurrency market regulation should protect users while maintaining the benefits for businesses to operate legally within the country. “The market exists, Ukrainians use it, and businesses create products. The real question is where this business is legally located, where it pays taxes, and how […]