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A new malware campaign is targeting Microsoft Teams users, and it's sophisticated enough to fool even careful employees. Researchers at Expel have identified a backdoor called SynkLoader, which spreads through fake IT helpdesk messages. Once a user engages, modules can harvest passwords and hand attackers full remote control of a machine. The advice is simple but critical: never install software from an unsolicited Teams message without verifying through official channels first.
On the crypto front, Coinbase has launched tokenized versions of major stocks, including Apple, Nvidia, Meta, and Alphabet, on its Base blockchain network. The tokens are issued under a new Abu Dhabi regulatory framework, putting Coinbase in a growing race to bring traditional equities onto the blockchain. It's an ambitious bridge between two financial worlds that have long eyed each other warily.
And speaking of crypto markets, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs posted their strongest inflow week since October, growing by twenty-three billion dollars. The catch? Only two point six billion of that was fresh capital. The rest came from assets investors already held simply rising in value. Strong headline numbers, but the underlying story is more about price appreciation than new money entering the space.
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