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Ravie LakshmananSep 29, 2026United States Dutch authorities have confirmed that they arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam in connection with the ShinyHunters group. “It is true that this month a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in an investigation into the hacker group ShinyHunters,” the Politie Landelijke Opsporing en Interventies said in an X post Monday. Police said the individual is expected to appear before the Rotterdam District Court on September 29, 2026. Although law enforcement officials did not disclose any additional details, independent security journalist Brian Krebs and DataBreaches.Net identified the arrested man as Pepijn van der Stap (aka…

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved crucial support into Tuesday as analysis warned of a new profit-taking surge.Key points:Bitcoin rebounded to $84,000 without violating $82,500, a level seen as essential to protecting market strength.US 30-year bond yields reached 5.58%, their highest level since June 2002, continuing a historic bond bear market.Glassnode analysis cautioned about ongoing profit-taking by Bitcoin investors in the week through Sept. 27.BTC price steadies as bond yields come off multidecade highsData from TradingView showed BTC/USD trading in a narrow intraday range below $84,300. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe pair saw pressure on Monday as risk assets fell on uncertainty over the…

Saturn’s moon Enceladus is covered in ice, but beneath that frozen shell lies a global ocean. Near the moon’s south pole, fractures in the crust release water vapor and ice particles into space. Those particles give scientists an unusual way to study an alien ocean without having to drill through kilometers of ice. An international team that includes researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo has now investigated what happens to that ocean water as it moves from beneath the surface and eventually becomes the tiny ice grains detected in space. Cassini Found Surprisingly…

Without Amy Miller, some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating the quality of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. As she reminds the residents how they can report abuse or neglect, she also offers voter registration forms. Last month, she helped a veteran with a traumatic brain injury fill out change-of-address paperwork so he could vote in the upcoming midterm elections. “He 100% knew who he wanted to vote for,” Miller said, but he struggled to write with a pen. Congress funds her organization’s efforts to ensure…

Across Cukurova, the alluvial plain in southern Turkey that lines the easternmost inlet of the Mediterranean Sea, farmers till land so fertile that it bears three harvests a year. Rivers feed cash crops of cotton, corn, wheat, sunflowers, rapeseed, and soybean; the muggy climate warms greenhouses filled with tomatoes, bananas, and avocados; and the mineral-rich soil supports a wide array of produce—citrus, peanuts, lemons, olives, pomegranates, watermelon, and more. It is also, however, a key node in a newly vital route for oil otherwise blocked by the wars in Ukraine and Iran. The Fertile Crescent’s last great expanse of farmland…

One of India’s largest private universities has suspended classes after an unverified allegation that a female student was raped on campus set off protests that descended into violence.Police say they have registered a case and are trying to verify whether last week’s alleged rape at Lovely Professional University (LPU) did happen. The university has categorically denied the allegation.Police say no student has come forward to say she was assaulted, investigators have yet to identify the alleged victim or the perpetrator, and CCTV footage examined so far has yielded no evidence of an attack.But rumours on student WhatsApp groups led to…

Andy Burnham is expected to announce that he will push ahead with plans for electoral reform in his first conference speech as Labour leader, in the latest sign that he intends to radically transform the UK’s political system.The prime minister, a longtime advocate of reform, will kick off a process that could eventually lead to ditching the first-past-the-post system in favour of proportional representation.Government sources told the Guardian that Burnham would set out his plans in “broad strokes” in the speech, underlining his commitment to drawing up proposals before the next general election.Along with social care changes and closer ties…

Suppose your giftee loves growing mushrooms but has graduated to more challenging varieties. In that case, North Spore makes an automated monotub ($150) that can be paired with either substrate or the brand’s fruiting blocks. It keeps the growing environment with the proper airflow and humidity, and I’ve grown so many mushrooms in mine that I’ve turned into a Crazy Mushroom Lady, leaving bags on neighbors’ porches and chasing down acquaintances in the grocery store.A Decorative Indoor Trellis and Plant SaucersIf your friend or loved one is supporting their vines or floppy potted plants with bendable moss poles or, worse,…

Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) over the weekend warned that the notorious extortion group ShinyHunters has launched a fresh mass-exploitation campaign targeting Oracle PeopleSoft customers. An integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite, PeopleSoft is used across numerous large enterprises for the management of core business functions, including finance, HR, payroll, and supply chain. Google’s warning comes four months after the hacking group was seen exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in PeopleSoft, tracked as CVE-2026-35273, to gain remote code execution without authentication. ShinyHunters, tracked by Google as UNC6240, targeted more than 100 PeopleSoft customers in June. Confirmed victims include…

Some hardware wallets aim to create air-gapped devices that can be assembled by hand by end users, or tailored to industry professionals in a free and open-source ethos. Others close the source and aspire to become the Apple or Macintosh of hardware wallets, leading through their design of user guardrails. Trezor seems to have found a middle ground with the Safe 7. The device feels like what you might expect from a modern iPhone, metal exterior, a wide screen that reaches the border of the device, and tactile feedback clearly designed to deliver satisfaction to the user. The Safe 7 manages…