Italian university La Sapienza has taken its systems offline after a ransomware attack, reportedly by pro-Russian group Femwar02 using Bablock/Rorschach malware. Authorities are working to restore from backups while the ransom note remains unopened.
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Sovcombank, one of Russia’s largest banks, has started offering loans backed by bitcoin to individuals and companies that legally own digital assets, marking a new step in traditional banks using bitcoin as collateral.
Security researchers disclosed a new critical flaw in workflow tool n8n (CVE-2026-25049) that lets anyone who can create or edit workflows run commands on the server and steal stored secrets. A fix is in version 2.4.0, but a public exploit is already available.
Bitcoin has dropped below $67,000, erasing all gains since Donald Trump’s election win 15 months ago. The move comes amid a broader tech selloff and over $1 billion in crypto liquidations, as traders cut risk and sentiment turns more cautious.
Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet says a cyberattack hit its business systems and took down its website, but did not affect pipeline controls. Ransomware group Qilin claims responsibility and says it stole nearly 1TB of company data.
Researchers uncovered a network of 150+ fake law firm websites generated with AI, cloning real firms’ sites to scam users. The operation hid behind Cloudflare and rotating IPs, showing how AI is being used to mass-produce convincing cyber fraud setups.
Deutsche Bank says Bitcoin’s recent drop is driven by steady selling from big investors, weaker trading activity, and slower progress on new rules. The bank views this as a reset after heavy speculation, not a sign that the Bitcoin market is broken.
Hackers leaked over 1M records stolen from Harvard and UPenn after failed ransom talks, exposing names, contact details, net worth, donation history, and sensitive demographic data of students, staff, alumni, donors, and their families on the dark web.
Institutions are showing renewed interest in earning yield on bitcoin as new products offer lower-risk, traditional-style strategies. GlobalStake launched a Bitcoin Yield Gateway to bundle these options, expecting about $500M in BTC to join in the first quarter.
Italy says it has blocked a wave of cyberattacks “of Russian origin” aimed at its foreign ministry sites and Winter Olympics infrastructure, including hotels in Cortina, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Games.
Bitcoin fell below $70,000 amid a sharp market selloff, with sentiment hitting "extreme fear" levels last seen only a few times. Michael Burry compared the current drop to Bitcoin’s 2021–22 slide, sparking debate over whether a past crash is repeating.
Crypto platform Step Finance says about $40M was drained from its treasury after hackers compromised executives’ devices, stealing keys to company wallets. Around $4.7M has been recovered so far, and some operations are paused during the investigation.
Bitcoin is trading around $71,000, about 20% below an estimated $87,000 average cost to mine one bitcoin. Many miners are unprofitable and are selling BTC to cover costs, even as the total computing power on the network shows signs of stabilizing.
Attackers are again abusing unsecured Zendesk support portals to send huge numbers of fake “Activate your account” emails, flooding inboxes worldwide and bypassing spam filters, despite new anti-spam measures Zendesk introduced earlier this year.
Bitcoin investment funds saw $545M leave in one day as BTC traded near $70,000, turning weekly flows negative. Despite this, analysts say most Bitcoin ETF investors are still holding, with only about 6% of assets withdrawn since launch.
A new leak suggests Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 phones will cost more in Europe, with the S26 and S26 Plus priced higher than last year’s models, while the S26 Ultra is expected to keep the same starting price as the S25 Ultra.
Bitcoin briefly fell to around $69,000, wiping out about 15 months of gains and triggering heavy forced selling, before rebounding above $71,000 amid a pause in a wider tech selloff. Analysts say the move looks driven by large sellers and traders closing bets.
The U.S. Treasury Secretary told Congress the government has no legal power to bail out Bitcoin or force banks to buy BTC, even during crashes, and noted seized bitcoin held by the U.S. has risen in value from about $500 million to over $15 billion.
A new leak claims Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra will not include built-in magnets for snap-on accessories and wireless chargers, meaning users would need special magnetic cases instead, despite earlier rumors suggesting built-in support.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has created a new role focused on improving engineering quality and appointed security executive Charlie Bell to the position, with Bell reporting directly to Nadella as Microsoft refocuses on security and product reliability.