Kalshi Cracks Down on Political Insider Trading, Bans Three US Candidates

Newly released safeguards helped Kalshi identify three candidates placing trades tied to their campaigns, which resulted in fines and five-year platform bans. Prediction market platform Kalshi has suspended three US political candidates after finding they traded on the outcomes of elections in which they were directly involved, describing the cases as “political insider trading.”…

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Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

Security researchers have uncovered two separate spying campaigns that are abusing well-known weaknesses in the global telecoms infrastructure to track people’s locations. The researchers say these two campaigns are likely a small snapshot of what they believe to be widespread exploitation of surveillance vendors seeking access to global phone networks. On Thursday, the Citizen Lab,…

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Maya Wins Neobank of the Year at The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2026

Philippine digital banking platform Maya has been recognized as “Neobank of the Year” and awarded for “Best Digital Fraud Protection Experience” at The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2026. Organized by the Asian financial publication The Asset, the annual awards recognize financial institutions across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East that are advancing digital finance…

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