GCSA Insight: BlockBeats Poisoned by DarkSword Attack Chain, iPhone Wallets at Risk of Theft
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ZoeyThe University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) announced the joint establishment of the Centre for AI and Cybersecurity Research.
ZoeyGoogle software engineer Michele Spagnuolo had been charged with using non-public “Year in Search 2025” data accessible through Google's internal systems to trade related event contracts on the prediction market platform Polymarket.
GCSA InsightOn April 23, 2026, Tether announced that it had cooperated with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and law enforcement agencies to freeze two USDT addresses on the TRON network, with a total frozen amount of approximately 344 million USDT.
GCSA InsightThis document details Ethereum's future upgrade roadmap, named "Strawmap".
JinseFinanceBybit has secured an active licence from Dubai’s VARA to offer spot trading to institutional, qualified and retail investors after years of non-operational approvals. The exchange plans to seek further approval for derivatives trading and has also applied for a crypto licence in Brazil.
AnaisMalaysia and Thailand are joining Singapore’s efforts to streamline cross-border payments through stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits, expanding regional cooperation on blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
XingChiMajor US banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi, are tightening restrictions on third-party AI agents that access customer accounts using their login credentials, amid concerns that some agents may act beyond users’ instructions.
XingChiThe NBA named Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred prediction exchanges, with safeguards against insider trading and suspicious bets. The NBA also partnered with the CFTC as 39 states and Washington, DC, challenge federal oversight of sports prediction markets.
AnaisMore than 100,000 investors affected by Zhimin Qian's multibillion-dollar investment fraud are still waiting for clarity over whether they can recover their losses, as a legal dispute in the UK complicates the fate of 61,896 Bitcoin worth approximately $5.1 billion.
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Singapore police confirmed that victims lost about $2.7 million after buying tampered Ledger hardware wallets from local retailers, with at least two cases reported since 10 September 2026.
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) announced the joint establishment of the Centre for AI and Cybersecurity Research.
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Google Cloud is developing a digital-asset custody service designed to address one of the biggest security challenges facing financial institutions entering crypto: how to protect assets without giving any single system control over the private keys needed to move them.
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Meta launched its personal AI agent Muse in Singapore, connecting users with platforms such as Agoda, Shopee, Grab and Singapore Airlines to plan trips, shop and manage everyday tasks through conversations.
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China’s stock market has lost about $2.4 trillion in value since May as investors lose confidence that the country’s artificial intelligence boom can deliver the profits needed to justify soaring valuations.
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Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with advanced cybersecurity capabilities, including vulnerability discovery and patching, as AI security tools raise new questions about responsible deployment.6.
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AmericanFortress has partnered with Sumsub to launch FortressID, a system that links verified digital identities to blockchain names, with support for 13 networks at launch. Users can prove details such as their age or location without revealing personal documents, while AmericanFortress says it will not store identity data centrally or record it on a blockchain.
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is investigating a security breach involving its internal employee mobile system, raising questions about whether customer information was exposed even as the company says its cryptocurrency trading infrastructure was not directly accessible through the compromised platform.
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Coinbase said a security incident at analytics provider Amplitude exposed contact information belonging to a small subset of its customers, while denying any breach of its own systems and confirming that customer funds remain safe.
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Meta Muse AI, AI cybersecurity, data privacy, older adults and AI, AI agents, personal data protection, AI security risks, social engineering
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Cambodia deported 52,039 foreign nationals from 87 countries in the first nine months of 2026, a 402.59% increase from the same period last year, including 18,389 people linked to online scams.
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Sony-backed blockchain ecosystem Soneium plans to launch its native ecosystem token, SONEIUM, as it pushes to bring entertainment intellectual property (IP) onto the blockchain, opening new possibilities for creator funding, licensing and royalty distribution.
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Predict.fun reported a security breach that resulted in about 400,000 USDT being stolen from users’ wallets through a suspected compromise of its third-party API documentation site, and pledged to fully reimburse affected users.
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Warhorse Studios confirms unauthorised access to its systems and data, highlighting the cybersecurity risks facing game developers and their intellectual property.
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The company behind esports organization Ninjas in Pyjamas, is expanding its Bitcoin mining operation as the cryptocurrency market cools, betting that a quieter period offers an opportunity to build capacity before conditions improve.
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Coinbase has confirmed that some customer contact information was affected by a security incident involving Amplitude, an external analytics provider used by the cryptocurrency exchange.
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OpenAI says it has proven “ETH” false — but Ethereum investors can breathe a sigh of relief. The AI giant is claiming to have overturned a decades-old computer-science hypothesis, not disproved Ether, Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency.
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OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Terra delivers faster AI automation and coding while receiving a Critical cybersecurity capability rating, highlighting new opportunities and risks for security teams.
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Discord will make discussions from its 63,000-plus Discoverable Servers searchable on Google, with server pages launching on 16 November 2026 and individual messages becoming eligible from mid-December.
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AI-assisted research uncovered critical PHP vulnerabilities, prompting a global security response and raising questions about patching, disclosure and AI-powered cyber threats.
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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees across the US, Canada, India and UK as it cuts costs and adjusts its workforce for the AI era. The programme comes as Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on capital expenditure in 2026, mainly on AI infrastructure, following earlier retirement offers and job cuts.
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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said BNB Chain aims to become a major network for AI payments, as cryptocurrencies could help AI agents pay for services and computing resources. Meanwhile, BNB Standard, which holds more than 515,000 BNB worth about $384 million, plans to launch its own blockchain validator to earn rewards and expand its business beyond holding crypto.
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Anthropic’s planned Nasdaq listing will give public-market investors an opportunity to buy into the company behind the Claude family of AI models, but it will not necessarily give them a greater say in how the business is run.
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Brazilian financial markets plunged after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff, overturning investor expectations and triggering a sharp reassessment of the country’s economic outlook.
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