Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has predicted that tokenisation will reshape the financial system worldwide, describing the trend as an “unstoppable freight train.” Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Tenev said most countries are likely to adopt tokenisation frameworks within five years, with full adoption across all financial instruments potentially taking a decade.
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the only global source of open, standardized and high-quality legal entity reference data, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced a strategic partnership to create an institutional-grade identity solution for the blockchain industry.
The Medusa ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Comcast Corporation, alleging it exfiltrated 834 gigabytes of data from the media and technology giant. On its dark web site, the group set a $1.2 million ransom, demanding payment either to prevent the data from being leaked or to allow outside buyers to access it. To support its claims, Medusa published about 20 screenshots of internal files and a directory containing over 167,000 entries, including actuarial reports, insurance modelling scripts, and SQL databases.
Luxury retailer Harrods has confirmed that cybercriminals accessed customer data through a third-party IT provider, affecting as many as 430,000 records. The company revealed the breach in an email to customers on September 26, 2025, stressing that no payment details or account passwords were exposed. Harrods acknowledged contact from the attackers but stated it would not engage, indicating a ransom demand may have been made.
Fortra is urging GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) users to immediately upgrade to version 7.8.4 or v7.6.3 after disclosing a deserialization flaw (CVE-2025-10035) that could enable command injection through a forged license response. Security firm watchTowr raised concerns that the company may have delayed acknowledging active exploitation, noting evidence of attacks as early as September 10, eight days before Fortra issued its September 18 advisory.
Citi today announced the launch of an enhanced version of its proprietary AI platform, Citi Stylus Workspaces, now powered by Agentic AI.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two severe authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Wondershare RepairIt, an AI-powered data repair and photo editing application.
After more than two years of negotiations, the European Union’s Financial Data Access (FiDA) regulation is close to being finalized. The initiative is intended to strengthen open finance by granting third parties access to financial institutions’ customer data.
