3AM ransomware uses spoofed IT calls, email bombing to breach networks A 3AM ransomware affiliate is conducting highly targeted attacks using email bombing and spoofed IT support calls to socially engineer employees into giving credentials for remote access to corporate systems. This tactic was previously linked to the Black Basta ransomware gang and later observed in FIN7 attacks, but its effectiveness has driven a wider adoption.
Bitcoin Smashes Past $111K, Setting New Record Highs, on Institutional Fervor https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/22/bitcoin-smashes-past-usd111k-setting-new-record-highs-on-institutional-fervor Large institutions — not just retail hype — are driving this cycle’s rally, traders say, as bitcoin pushes deeper into price discovery.
Third man charged over suspected arson attacks at Keir Starmer-linked properties A third man has been charged over suspected arson attacks at properties and a car linked to Keir Starmer. Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life and will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday morning. Pochynok has been accused of conspiring with fellow Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc, a Ukrainian-born Romanian national, who have both also been charged.
New research findings challenge Einstein’s landmark theory of relativity The discovery in 1998 that the Universe’s expansion is speeding up has become one of the deepest and most enduring puzzles in modern physics.
Bitcoin (BTC) Surpasses Amazon in Market Cap, Ranks 5th Globally https://bloomingbit.io/en/feed/news/88558 According to cryptocurrency specialist media CoinDesk on the 21st (local time), Bitcoin (BTC) reached an all-time high, recording a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion. This figure surpasses Amazon's market capitalization of $2.15 trillion. As a result, Bitcoin has overtaken Amazon to rank 5th in global asset market capitalization. This rise is analyzed as a result of a combination of increased institutional investor inflows and improved market sentiment.
Physicists succeed in converting light into a supersolid that flows like liquid Physicists have reached an unexpected breakthrough: they changed beams of light into a supersolid that flows without normal resistance. This marks a major milestone in condensed matter physics because it shows that light can adopt a structure resembling a solid while also moving around freely like a liquid. “We actually made light into a solid. That’s pretty awesome,” said Dimitrios Trypogeorgos from Italy’s National Research Council (CNR). This is the first demonstration of this peculiar mix of solidity and fluidity using photons instead of atoms.
UK inflation jumps to 3.5% in April as higher household bills kick in Figures released this morning showed inflation jumped to 3.5% in the year to April, driven largely by increases in household bills, energy costs, airfares and council tax. The jump was greater than economists had predicted, though it's worth bearing in mind that the Bank of England has previously said it expects inflation to peak at 3.7% between July and September before dropping back to its 2% target.
Fortnite approved by Apple, returns to U.S. App Store 5 years after removal Apple approved the Epic Games title Fortnite on Tuesday, returning the first-person shooter game to the App Store in the U.S., five years after its removal. Fortnite was kicked off the App Store in 2020 after Epic updated its game over the web to take payments directly, instead of through Apple's in-app payment mechanism, which takes fees up to 30%. The move angered Apple and kicked off a years-long legal battle.
Palo Alto Networks Posts Higher Sales, But Profit Slips http://archive.today/ROxjm Palo Alto Networks PANW 0.09%increase; green up pointing triangle logged higher revenue in its fiscal third quarter, though profit slipped as expenses increased. The Santa Clara, Calif., cybersecurity company on Tuesday posted a profit of $262.1 million, or 37 cents a share, for its three months ended April 30, compared with $278.8 million, or 39 cents a share, a year earlier.
Indian YouTuber who documented her travel to Pakistan arrested, allegedly spying https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/india/india-travel-vlogger-spying-pakistan-intl-hnk Indian police have arrested a travel vlogger on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, as tensions between the two countries simmer following a dayslong conflict between the two neighbors. Jyoti Malhotra, an influencer from the northern state of Haryana, has been accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistan, a senior police official told reporters Sunday.