Important Ripple v SEC Lawsuit Development Incoming?

TL;DR Ripple was fined $125 million by the SEC, significantly less than the initial $2 billion demand. The company sees this as a victory, confident even if the regulator appeals. What Could be Next? The legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which dates back to late 2020, recently witnessed a major development. This happened at the start of August, when Judge Torres ruled that the company must pay a $125 million fine for violating certain securities laws. The sum represents a 94% deduction from…

Why MFA alone isn’t enough: The crucial role of security awareness training

The evolving and sophisticated nature of phishing campaigns has allowed cybersecurity threats via email to penetrate organizations more effectively than ever before. Credential phishing was the threat of choice in 2023, accounting for 91% of active threat reports published. This represented a 67% increase in volume compared to 2022, which can be attributed to the increased effectiveness of cyberattacks that exploit stolen credentials, particularly in environments lacking robust Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). An example of this is the Change Healthcare cyberattack, where stolen credentials were used to access a server that…

HoverAir’s X1 Pro and Pro Max drones will soon take flight as a new preview pops up online

HoverAir has quietly unveiled two new follow-ups to its great X1 drone: the aptly named X1 Pro and X1 Pro Max. From what we can observe in this preview, the two devices offer multiple software updates and design improvements. However the extent of their upgrades differ between them.  Their appearance comes at an interesting time because a recent leak revealed rival DJI is set to launch its new Neo drone. The Neo is a lightweight machine seemingly aimed at beginners whereas HoverAir is going in the opposite direction. It’s focusing…

NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Friday, August 16 (game #432)

Here’s your final Connections hints page of the week – complete with the answers if you need them and my commentary on the game. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Connections expert Your Connections…

Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, August 16 (game #935)

Friday’s Quordle is a tricky one – so you may well need some hints to help you out. Read on if that’s the case. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Quordle expert Your Quordle expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global Editor in Chief Quordle today (game #935)…

Grok-2 arrives on X with AI image creation, precious few guardrails, and lots of questions

X users can now play around with the new Grok-2 AI model developed by fellow Elon Musk-owned xAI. The new model is integrated into the Grok AI chatbot on X for Premium or Premium+ subscribers and comes with new features like an integrated AI image generator fueled by the open-source and recently debuted FLUX.1 model. Flux was built by former Stability AI developers who left to form Black Forest Labs. When it launched, Flux garnered praise for its human figures. Now, those capabilities are available on X, and the immediate…

Bitcoin sidechain creators tout new ‘permissionless’ version BitVM2

The creators of the Bitcoin scaling solution Bitcoin Virtual Machine (BitVM) have floated the second iteration of their sidechain, dubbed “BitVM2,” and the BitVM Bridge, which they say now offers “major improvements” to the original system.  In an Aug. 15 post to X, BitVM co-founder Alexei Zamyatin shared an overview of a new whitepaper that introduces a new framework for how BitVM2 and the BitVM Bridge would function. ZeroSync project lead and BitVM creator Robin Linus first unveiled BitVM in October last year in a bid to bring off-chain smart…

Millions of Pixel phones could be vulnerable to a new cyberattack – here’s what you need to know

Cybersecurity firm iVerify recently discovered a serious vulnerability affecting millions of Pixel smartphones worldwide and published their findings in a new report. According to the document, the offending software in question is called Showcase.apk.  It was originally developed by third-party company Smith Micro Software for demo devices inside Verizon stores. Employees at these locations would have deep access to a Pixel phone’s many functions in order to “demonstrate how they work” to interested customers. Normally, Showcase is dormant; it doesn’t do anything. However, it is possible for a skilled-enough hacker…

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, August 16 (game #166)

Today’s Strands is a really fun one – but not necessarily the easiest. If you get a little stuck scroll down for my hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Strands expert Your Strands expert Marc McLaren Social Links Navigation Global Editor in Chief NYT Strands today (game #166) –…

Man Utd vs Fulham live stream: how to watch Premier League 2024/25 online from anywhere

Watch Man Utd vs Fulham live streams as Erik ten Hag looks for a hot start to the season at Old Trafford. Below we have all the information on how to watch Man Utd vs Fulham from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and live streams on TV screens, laptops, tablets and mobiles. The man most surprised about who’s in the Man Utd dugout today may just be ten Hag himself. It seemed almost certain after finishing eighth in last season’s campaign that his reign…