What is a crypto drainer? A crypto drainer is a malicious script designed to steal cryptocurrency from your wallet. Unlike regular phishing attacks that try to capture login credentials, a crypto drainer tricks you into connecting your wallets, such as MetaMask or Phantom, and unknowingly authorizing transactions that grant them access to your funds. Disguised … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said it had involved team members, including an executive, to fix a glitch that affected a single user who could not go through an Apple-based know-your-client (KYC) system. In a May 18 X post, the Bybit China Team said it received reports about users experiencing withdrawal restrictions on the Bybit platform due … Read more
Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped over 4.5% on May 19, confirming a bearish divergence and threatening a break below $100,000. Analysts highlight $97,000–$98,500 as key support that the bulls must hold. A potential inverse head-and-shoulders pattern points to a retest of $91,000 before any bullish continuation. Bitcoin (BTC) is down over 4.5% from its intraday high … Read more
Introduction I’m László Fazekas, a full-time software developer and a “compulsive” writer. By that, I mean when an idea takes root in my mind, I can’t rest until I’ve written it out. Often, I only feel like I truly understand a topic once I’m able to explain it clearly to others. In that sense, writing … Read more
Over $600 million in crypto derivatives positions have been liquidated since late Sunday as bitcoin (BTC) staged a sharp rally past $106,000 in the wee hours, only to reverse course and dump back to near $103,000, catching both bulls and bears off guard. The move began around 21:00 UTC on Sunday, when bitcoin spiked more … Read more
Uber is entering India’s growing B2B logistics market by extending its partnership with the Indian government-backed nonprofit that aims to break the domination of the e-commerce duo Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart and widen digital commerce in the South Asian nation. On Monday, the ride-hailing giant announced it will soon launch its B2B logistics service through … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Pre-Training 2.1 Tokenization 2.2 Pre-Training Data 2.3 Stability 2.4 Inference 3 Alignment and 3.1 Data 3.2 Fine-Tuning Strategy 4 Human Evaluations and Safety Testing, and 4.1 Prompts for Evaluation 4.2 Baselines and Evaluations 4.3 Inter-annotator Agreement 4.4 Safety Testing 4.5 Discussion 5 Benchmark Evaluations and 5.1 Text … Read more
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a proposal to preserve trustless, censorship-resistant access to Ethereum, even as the network scales. On May 19, Buterin shared a post outlining how to make Ethereum’s layer-1 scaling “more friendly” to users running local nodes for personal use. The Ethereum co-founder highlighted the importance of independent users running nodes, saying … Read more
The yield on the U.S. 30-year treasury bills crossed the 5% threshold for the first time since April, reaching an intraday high of 5.011%. This move comes in the wake of Moody’s downgrading U.S. credit, stripping the country of Aaa rating due to mounting deficits and escalating interest expenses. The last time the long end … Read more
Ripple said it signed on two new UAE-based customers, Zand Bank and Mamo, as it expands Ripple Payments, the firm’s blockchain-based cross-border payments platform, in the region. The agreements follow Ripple securing a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in March, allowing it to manage global payments end-to-end for banks, fintechs and crypto … Read more
Like many tech professionals, I’ve experimented with multiple AI coding agents for both work and personal projects, across different stacks and different types of requirements. Overall, I believe these tools are game changers for productivity, and teams or companies that properly integrate them into their workflows can gain significant advantages in terms of time to … Read more
Understanding a Bitcoin liquidation map is imperative in dealing with the inherent volatility of the crypto market. The visual tool showcases probable liquidation levels, indicating where large orders may cause cascading price changes. This post explores how to interpret a Bitcoin liquidation map, allowing you to trade smarter in the volatile world of cryptocurrency. What … Read more
Creating excellent content is half the battle, encouraging clicks is the other half. Your blog title is your initial (and sometimes sole) opportunity to leave an impression. Particularly in a space like security, where technical readers are bombarded continuously with new entries, reports, and studies, your headline must cut through the noise without resorting to … Read more
Insider threats are an increasing worry for companies of all sizes. They don’t necessarily come from malicious insiders attempting to sabotage the firm, but also from careless or ignorant workers who inadvertently leak information. In this blog post, we’ll explore four major ways insider threats can cost companies financially, reputationally, and legally. More importantly, we’ll … Read more
One of the most important bits of intelligence? Where an IP address is coming from. That’s where IPinfo enters the scene. Whether you’re monitoring suspicious traffic, log analysis, or OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), IP geolocation information can be incredibly useful context. And with IPinfo’s new free plan, you can now access unlimited country-level IP geolocation … Read more
There is so much that goes into the big space of cybersecurity with its big brands Windows servers, Linux, web applications, and APIs. However, there exists another realm which silently works in the backend systems of multiple industries: MCP servers. If you’re curious about what MCP servers are and why they’re important for cybersecurity, you’re … Read more
React is often praised for being “declarative,” “efficient,” and “component-based.” But those words don’t mean much when you’re stuck wondering why your component re-renders every time you click a button. So let’s break it down—without the buzzwords. This post will help you understand: What triggers a re-render Why re-renders matter How to avoid unnecessary ones … Read more
Vitalik Buterin’s lightweight, local-first design for Ethereum could cut the 1.3TB storage load by syncing only the data users need.
Card declines are a Data Problem! Yes, you read it right. Card declines are not just a risk issue, but is also considered as a data issue. Card declines are not just costly, but misunderstood too. Let me explain this. In Part 1 of my series , we saw how declines grow from vague issuer … Read more