Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton received 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions. He will forfeit $101 million in bitcoin, ether and three properties.
AnaisLedger is investigating suspected hardware tampering involving devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, with estimated crypto losses ranging from $72 million to nearly $93 million.
AnaisiVerify found a new iPhone spyware variant, P7 DarkSword, that can steal crypto wallet data, passwords and photos from infected devices. The spyware lets attackers remotely collect files, making it important for users to update their iPhones to the latest compatible iOS version.
WeatherlyGoogle's Playground lets users create playable games using AI prompts without coding. A planned Unity partnership will add advanced 3D tools, with access currently limited to US users aged 18 and above.
AnaisChinese developer Autumn-27 has made AI cybersecurity tool Artex closed-source and stopped public updates after it was linked to cyberattacks affecting at least nine South Korean banks and more than 68,000 people.
WeatherlyBlur will shut down its frontend on 12 November 2026, while its onchain NFT marketplace remains operational and its Blend lending service stops matching new loans.
AnaisCalendar phishing attacks surged in recent months, with scammers using fake meeting invites, payment alerts and malicious links to steal login details and money. Cybersecurity experts warn that AI is making these scams more convincing and advise users to block automatic invitations from unknown senders and avoid suspicious links.
WeatherlyBritain’s AI minister urged leading AI companies not to release systems they cannot adequately control, as the UK confirmed safety testing of Google’s Gemini 4 Argon ahead of its public release. The government also used AI to fix more than 1,000 cyber vulnerabilities and is considering stronger laws to protect public services from AI-driven attacks.
AnaisSouth Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank has launched the country’s first Bitcoin-backed loans for businesses, using regulated third-party custodians. New rules allow the bank to recover unpaid loans through court-ordered Bitcoin sales.
WeatherlyVisa has received approval to prepare for entering China’s $144 trillion payments market. It must complete preparations within a year before applying for an operating licence.
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