Hackers Continue Attempts to Exploit Forked Signal App: Report

Hackers are continuing to seek out opportunities to exploit the infamous CVE-2025-48927 vulnerability involved in TeleMessage, according to a new report from threat intelligence company GreyNoise. GreyNoise’s tag, which monitors attempts to take advantage of the vulnerability, has detected 11 IP addresses that have attempted the exploit since April. Other IP addresses may be performing…

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Stablecoin and blockchain bills signal regulatory momentum

In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, on Decentralize with Cointelegraph, we break down a pivotal moment for US crypto legislation.  In a 66–32 procedural vote on May 19, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill aimed at establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins. Meanwhile, across the Capitol, Representative Tom Emmer…

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Signal President Meredith Whittaker calls out agentic AI as having ‘profound’ security and privacy issues

Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned Friday that agentic AI could come with a risk to user privacy. Speaking onstage at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, the advocate for secure communications referred to the use of AI agents as “putting your brain in a jar,” and cautioned that this new paradigm of computing — where…

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Brightwave’s AI agent helps asset managers find signal, and it’s fundraising fast

The finance world is constantly looking for signal: indicators of a buying or selling opportunities in the markets. Some seek out signal in pricey analyst reports, while others might find it in backdoor conversations with insiders. But sometimes, investors just need help seeing such indicators hiding in plain sight. That’s what Brightwave promises its AI…

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