US stocks rise ahead of key speech by Fed chair
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Wall Street jumps more than 1% after Powell hints at September rate cut
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China-linked Murky Panda targets and moves laterally through cloud services
In its recently released 2025 Threat Hunting Report, Crowdstrike pointed out an interesting trend: a 136% surge in cloud intrusions. A good chunk of this surge is due to “China-nexus adversaries”, Murky Panda (aka Silk Typhoon) among them. …
‘Unfair privilege’: Flights in Europe up to 26 times cheaper than train routes
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has slammed the fact that budget flights between destinations in Europe are still often significantly cheaper than travelling by train.
Wavelength podcast: Profiling a suspected Iranian shadow shipping kingpin
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Pulse nightclub memorial crosswalk painted over in ‘cruel political act’
The crosswalk was installed as part of a memorial honoring the victims of the June 2016 shooting, when a gunman opened fire at the LGBTQ club, killing 49 people and injuring more than 50.
Linux Malware Delivered via Malicious RAR Filenames Evades Antivirus Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel attack chain that employs phishing emails to deliver an open-source backdoor called VShell.
The “Linux-specific malware infection chain that starts with a spam email with a malicious RAR archive file…
Guinean workers fearful of mass job losses after mining permits cancelled
Since May 2025, authorities in Conakry have revoked more than 300 mining permits from companies operating across Guinea’s vast mineral sectors, sparking widespread uncertainty among thousands of workers. While the government has stressed its commitmen…
Trump says he’ll fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook ‘if she doesn’t resign’
President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position.
BQTLOCK Ransomware-as-a-Service Emerges, Boasting Sophisticated Evasion Tactics
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models continue to democratize sophisticated attacks in the ever-changing world of cybercrime by allowing affiliates with little technical know-how to distribute ransomware through profit-sharing or subscription models. A…