Manchester United email servers remain offline amid what is being called a 'ransomware' attack
UK data watchdog has been told and 'forensic' probe is ongoing
27 Nov 2020 | 12
Gareth is based in the UK, and covers information security, court cases, and more for The Register.
UK infoseccer launches petition asking government not to backdoor encryption
Sign up and make your voice heard
27 Nov 2020 | 25
£1.3bn National Cyber Security Strategy? Meh – we're looking at 2021, Cabinet Office shrugs
'Progress' report shows nobody's really paying attention any more
27 Nov 2020 | 9
UK coronavirus tier postcode-searching tool yanked offline as desperate Britons hunt for latest lockdown details
When we expect heavy traffic spikes we provision enough capacity to handle it... right?
26 Nov 2020 | 68
Boeing 737 Max will return to flight after software updates, says EU's aviation regulator
It flew OK without MCAS – but not well enough to be certified as safe
25 Nov 2020 | 150
Sopra Steria: Adding up outages and ransomware cleanup, Ryuk attack will cost us up to €50m
French IT outsourcer says its overall losses will deepen as direct result
25 Nov 2020 | 12
Ticketmaster: We're not liable for credit card badness because the hack straddled GDPR day
Lawyers for fined firm make eyebrow-raising claim to irate ex-customer
25 Nov 2020 | 79
VMware urges sysadmins to apply workarounds after critical Workspace command execution vuln found
If you've been pwned in the past, pay special attention to this one
24 Nov 2020 |
Telcos face £100k-a-day fines unless they obey new UK.gov rules on how to deploy Huawei 5G gear in their networks
2027 ban prelude will be new Ofcom micromanagement powers
24 Nov 2020 | 28
Frenchman who wanted to 'smash a guy's face in' fined €135 – despite correctly filling out paperwork stating why he left home during lockdown
'In his own way, he was trying to fulfil the letter of the law' says cop
23 Nov 2020 | 35
EU says Boeing 737 Max won't fly over the Continent just yet: The US can make its own choices over pilot training
Safety first, politics second
20 Nov 2020 | 174
End-to-end encryption? In Android's default messaging app? Don't worry, nobody else noticed either
AnalysisRCS throws the dice
20 Nov 2020 | 41
One does not simply shove elephants on a ballet shoe point and call it an acceptable measure of pressure
Reg Standards BureauThou shalt not devise thine own cursed metrics, we decree
20 Nov 2020 | 73
UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum 'national security' GSM gateway ban
UpdatedLegal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication
20 Nov 2020 | 27
NCSC's London HQ was chosen because GCHQ spies panicked at the prospect of grubby Shoreditch offices
Tech hipsters? On our doorstep? The Silicon what?
20 Nov 2020 | 64
Cyberup campaign: 80% of infosec pros fear they might fall foul of UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act
Creaky old law holds back global competitiveness, says group
19 Nov 2020 | 31
Heads up: A new strain of card-skimming Grelos malware is on the loose
Magecart variant has changed and you should be alert, warns RiskIQ
18 Nov 2020 | 2
No, the creator of cURL didn't morph into Elon Musk and give away Bitcoins. But his hijacked Twitter page tried to
Daniel Stenberg tells The Reg he's baffled by profile hack
18 Nov 2020 | 36
Microsoft brings Trusted Platform Module functionality directly to CPUs under securo-silicon architecture Pluton
Intel, AMD, Qualcomm are all on board
17 Nov 2020 | 42
A visit to a crafted webpage would have been enough for a bad guy to munch all your Firefox for Android cookies
So make sure you've updated since July, fandroids
17 Nov 2020 | 13
Edinburgh Woollen Mill ransomware claim: Crims demand cash from target in administration
Egregor gang publishes stolen data snippet but did anyone receive their extortion note?
17 Nov 2020 | 12
Heavy-duty case closed: Peli tried to steal peli.co.uk from rightful owner, says Nominet
Complaint was 'inaccurate' and tried to 'deceive' arbitrator, declares UK domain name registry
17 Nov 2020 | 23
Facebook's Giphy slurp remains on hold after UK competition regulator demands more info
Tribunal ruling prevents the Zuckerborg from swallowing GIF peddler until further notice
16 Nov 2020 | 14
Ex-missile systems worker jailed for breaching Official Secrets Act after last-second guilty plea
Also copped to RIPA breach after ignoring police demand to hand over passwords
13 Nov 2020 | 33
