Sure looks like someone's pirating the REvil ransomware, tweaking the binary in a hex editor for their own crimes
It's a crook-eat-crook world out there
Security23 Jun 2021 | 7
23rd > June > 2021 Archive
Google cans engineering diversity training scheme after alumni complain of abysmal pay packages
New approach coming next year ... when complaints have died down
Software23 Jun 2021 | 17
Algorithm used to predict sepsis in hundreds of US hospitals isn’t as good as maker claims — study
Developer hits back at researchers’ ‘hypothetical approach’
AI + ML23 Jun 2021 | 18
Indian mega-corp Tata unveils surprise 5G networking business
Local carrier Airtel will adopt it — next comes world domination
Networks23 Jun 2021 | 7
Nutanix is finally happy to mention its name and ‘profit’ in the same sentence
Give it a year or two, but it will happen, says CEO, as COVID-crushed industries start spending again
Systems23 Jun 2021 | 4
Indian Competition Commission launches antitrust probe into Google’s smart tellies
Pre-installation of Play Store and other apps on Smart TVs and Androids amounts to leveraging dominance, says watchdog
Personal Tech23 Jun 2021 | 1
Oracle introduces frequent clouding points loyalty scheme
For every buck you spend in the Big Red cloud, Larry gives you 25c to spend on support
Off-Prem23 Jun 2021 | 5
Facebook granted patent for 'artificial reality' baseball cap. Repeat, an 'artificial reality' baseball cap
Yeah, y'know, Google Glass wasn't nearly obnoxious enough
Bootnotes23 Jun 2021 | 87
£1bn lawsuit by Google Shopping rival staggers back to feet in London High Court
Judge rules in Chocolate Factory's favour during prelims of 2015-era case
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 5
Nominet is back to 'the same old sh*t' says Public Benefit campaign chief as EGM actions grind to halt
Second public meeting threatened unless dot-UK registry plays ball
Networks23 Jun 2021 | 38
Amazing. Staff count up just 2% and Microsoft adds more than £1bn to its UK financials
It managed to pay a bit more tax too, which is nice
Software23 Jun 2021 | 13
Pub landlords on notice as 'Internet of Beer' firm not only pulls pints, but can also clean the lines
El Reg hacks selflessly volunteer to taste-test before and after
Edge + IoT23 Jun 2021 | 52
Pyjama bottoms crew, listen up: In 2022 we'll still be at home
Huge shift in working patterns continues into next year, according to the all-seeing eye of... Gartner
Offbeat23 Jun 2021 | 32
Syria and Sudan turn off the internet to suppress ... cheating by kids sitting exams
Access Now #KeepItOn campaign thinks that’s a very bad idea
Off-Prem23 Jun 2021 | 8
Boffins promise protection and perfect performance with new ZeRØ, No-FAT memory safety techniques
Fast, easy to implement, and knocks attacks like Spectre on the head – what's the catch?
Security23 Jun 2021 | 18
Price of Microsoft's Surface Duo plummets to better represent middling hardware ... but only if you're in the US
The Special Relationship in the form of Android foldables
Personal Tech23 Jun 2021 | 10
Campaigners warn of an 'algorithm-driven censorship' future if UK Online Safety Bill gets through Parliament
MPs and activists join forces to fight 'dangerous' legal threat
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 48
Spacey McSpaceface: Artemis takes shape ahead of '2021' launch – but first you need to name the crash-test dummy
Next up, the rocket stage to send mannequin to the Moon
Science23 Jun 2021 | 21
Intrepid squid mission may help in kraken riddle of why zero-g makes astronauts sick
Boffins looking for changes to cephalopods' symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria on ISS
Science23 Jun 2021 | 25
Samsung pushes out single console all-in-one RAN kit for cramped European markets
Smaller physical footprint to tempt carriers needing to build out 5G
Networks23 Jun 2021 | 1
The Linux Foundation dives into machine learning with Open Voice Network, dataset licence launches
Looks to improve the simplicity with which such things are shared
AI + ML23 Jun 2021 | 1
Anyone still using cash? British £50 banknote honouring Alan Turing arrives
Bank of England flies pride flag as it launches new note
Offbeat23 Jun 2021 | 64
Google set to face fresh sueball over its Play Store revenue commission after probe by several US states – report
Suit may be filed as soon as next week
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 3
John McAfee dead: Antivirus tycoon killed himself in prison after court OK'd extradition, says lawyer
British-American infosec renegade faced trial in America for tax evasion
Security23 Jun 2021 | 171
Google bestows improved device management tools, authentication options on Chrome OS admins
IT managers told when punished Chromebooks are about to die
Personal Tech23 Jun 2021 | 3
Apple scrambles to quash iOS app sideloading demands with 'think of the children' defense
And if that doesn't work, terrorism or satanic panic next?
Applications23 Jun 2021 | 60
Euro court rules YouTube not automatically liable for users illegally uploading copyright-protected material
It has to take action on takedowns though, prelim ruling on long-running Sarah Brightman spat finds
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 13
Three things that have vanished: $3.6bn in Bitcoin, a crypto investment biz, and the two brothers who ran it
We got hacked and we'll be right back, duo said ... two months ago
Security23 Jun 2021 | 138
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