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In brief Early-stage mineral exploration company Hamak Gold is shifting part of its treasury into Bitcoin. Its newly appointed chairman said Hamak aims to lead the UK in Bitcoin treasury management while continuing gold exploration. Analysts have warned that undisciplined Bitcoin reserve strategies could collapse when liquidity tightens. Hamak Gold, an early-stage mineral exploration company focused on discovering orogenic and greenstone-hosted gold deposits in Liberia, West Africa, is shifting part of its treasury into Bitcoin.Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2022, the company announced Thursday that it had raised £2.47 million through a share placement, though it did not…

Real-time data governance provides security and privacy teams with immediate visibility into what is happening, allowing them to stop a problem before it becomes a crisis. The post Mastering Real-Time Cloud Data Governance Amid Evolving Threats and Regulations appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Louisiana State University announced that it is the first in the nation to partner with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, and Idaho National Laboratory to pilot a new model for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. The LSU move will accelerate cybersecurity for the energy industry. Leveraging Louisiana’s energy, chemical, and manufacturing footprint, along with LSU’s industry ties and cyber expertise, the effort positions the state as a hub for advanced cyber talent and technology development. As part of this model, LSU will soon receive custom equipment—the first of its kind on a university campus—for…

North Korea-linked threat actors spread macOS NimDoor malware via fake Zoom updates Pierluigi Paganini July 05, 2025 North Korea-linked hackers use fake Zoom updates to spread macOS NimDoor malware, targeting crypto firms with stealthy backdoors. North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting Web3 and crypto firms with NimDoor, a rare macOS backdoor disguised as a fake Zoom update. Victims are tricked into installing the malware through phishing links sent via Calendly or Telegram. NimDoor is written in Nim, uses encrypted communications, and steals data like browser history and Keychain credentials. The malware can persist on systems, reinfect itself if killed, and…

An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, BleepingComputer has learned. Ingram Micro is one of the world’s largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers, offering a range of solutions including hardware, software, cloud services, logistics, and training to resellers and managed service providers worldwide. Since Thursday, Ingram Micro’s website and online ordering systems have been down, with the company not disclosing the cause of the issues. BleepingComputer has now learned that the outages are caused by a cyberattack that occurred early Thursday morning, with…

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Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from DigitalOcean, Scamnetic, StealthCores, and Tracer AI. Scamnetic KnowScam 2.0 helps consumers detect every type of scam KnowScam 2.0 now comes with major upgrades, including an enhanced three-point scoring system, the new Auto Scan feature for Microsoft Outlook and Android RCS, and a new deepfake detection and ID verification feature in IDeveryone for instant identification. Tracer AI combats fraud, counterfeits and narrative attacks in ChatGPT Tracer Protect for ChatGPT monitors ChatGPT results for mentions of Tracer customers’ brands, products, services and executives, and proactively identifies and…

If you’re reading this from a shaded Adirondack chair, lemonade in hand and the distant sizzle of a grill in your ears, congratulations: you’re living the Fourth of July dream. But how much does that dream cost — and how has the price tag changed since the days when a smartphone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye? The Weekender is here to take you on a lighthearted (and slightly wallet-anxious) journey through the economics of America’s favorite summer holiday. Let’s start with the centerpiece: the Fourth of July picnic. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the…

Cybersecurity threats have emerged so quickly that most companies struggle to keep up and executives are often the first targets. These individuals are known to the public and hold access to sensitive company data with valuable personal and financial information. Keeping them safe from cyber attacks takes more than standard security measures. That is why Digital Executive Protection (DEP) is becoming an important part of how companies handle cybersecurity today This article explores how Digital Executive Protection works, why it matters, and how platforms are setting the standard in safeguarding organizational leadership from online threats. Why Executives Are High-Value Targets…