Evening Scan

Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion breach of its hot wallets—the largest crypto exchange hack on record. Wall Street, meanwhile, punished Big Tech earnings that beat expectations but failed to excite investors.

$6.3B — The amount Binance says was drained from its hot wallets, the largest crypto hack ever recorded. (MarketWatch)

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In the year AI re-wrote the infosec rulebook, it's comforting to know crypto exchanges still have bad security

The entry point was a compromised engineer's laptop—the oldest attack vector, still effective against new security. (The Register)

PC chip plunge wipes out a quarter of Intel's value

The CEO is promising a datacenter CPU boom, but production problems suggest Intel may be forecasting demand it cannot fulfill. (The Register)

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The busiest day of the year for Uber and Lyft drivers is almost here

Halloween topped the ride-hailing calendar in 2025. Expect tonight's surge pricing to be scarier than most costumes. (Business Insider)