In brief
North Korea pulled in $400m in cryptocurrency heists last year – report
Plus: FIFA 22 players lose their identity and Texas gets phony QR codes
16 Jan 2022 11:01 | 27
Iain is The Register's US news editor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also covers computer security, and other topics.
In brief
Mobile networks really hate Apple's Private Relay: Some folks find iOS privacy feature blocked on their iPhones
Plus: Verizon's personal data grab, and more
11 Jan 2022 03:51 | 63
In Brief
VMware 2FA flaw can divulge that vital second credential to malicious actors
Plus: Deep dive into the NSO Group's zero-click exploit and 'Hack the DHS!'
20 Dec 2021 07:02 | 12
Personal Tech
Dutch nuclear authority bans anti-5G pendants that could hurt their owners via – you guessed it – radiation
Gullible conspiracists find that stupid is as stupid does
17 Dec 2021 20:38 | 182
In Brief
Is VPOTUS Bluetooth-phobic or sensible? The answer's pretty clear
Plus: bugs found on Mars! Of the software kind, of course
13 Dec 2021 17:01 | 29
Personal Tech
Kremlin names the internet giants it will kidnap the Russian staff of if they don't play ball in future
Nice employees you have, be a shame if something were to happen to them
25 Nov 2021 00:44 | 130
Science
Theranos' Holmes admits she slapped Big Pharma logos on lab reports to boost her biz
'I wish I had done it differently' she tells jury in fraud trial
24 Nov 2021 23:10 | 52
Security
How a malicious Android app could covertly turn the DSP in your MediaTek-powered phone into an eavesdropping bug
Millions of devices potentially vulnerable, we're told
24 Nov 2021 11:00 | 24
Personal Tech
Apple, Amazon fined to the tune of €200m for colluding over Beats headphones sales
Trillion-dollar giants vow to appeal against penalties that amount to just a few hours of profit
24 Nov 2021 08:29 | 34
Security
Apple sues 'amoral 21st century mercenaries' NSO for infecting iPhones with Pegasus spyware
iGiant pledges any damages plus $10m to anti-cybersurveillance groups
23 Nov 2021 20:58 | 84
In brief
Infosec bods: After more than a year, Sky gets round to squashing hijacking bug in 6m home broadband routers
Plus: DNS cache poisoning again, cops probe property conveyancing group's IT outage, Azure hole addressed, and more
23 Nov 2021 07:31 | 15
Science
China's hypersonic glider didn't just orbit Earth, it 'fired a missile' while at Mach 5
Middle Kingdom suggests US is making it all up to justify arms development. As if!
23 Nov 2021 00:35 | 100
Security
SSL keys, sFTP passwords and more exposed after someone broke into GoDaddy Managed WordPress using 'compromised password'
Yikes: Up to 1.2 million customers affected
22 Nov 2021 20:37 | 21
OSes
Microsoft touts Windows 11 SE: A locked-down OS to give Chromebooks a run for their money in schools
Oh OK, so the kids get a repairable Surface laptop but not us, huh?
10 Nov 2021 01:04 | 44
In brief
Will they try it for 30 days first? McAfee goes private again in $14bn cash deal
Plus: Uncle Sam gets tough on patching, NIST needs you, and more
08 Nov 2021 20:59 | 3
OSes
Expired cert breaks Windows 11 snipping tool, emoji panel, S Mode features, other stuff
And we're talking about shipped code, not some Insider beta, here
04 Nov 2021 20:00 | 64
Updated
GitHub CEO forks off: Nat Friedman to quit this month, replacement will report to exec behind .NET Hot Reload fiasco
Chief product officer takes over world's palatable social network
03 Nov 2021 19:54 | 8
In Brief
Android has its head in the sand with AbstractEmu malware rooting phones
Plus Microsoft funding community security to fill US skills gap
01 Nov 2021 13:01 | 8
Comment
Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done
His social network has Meta-stasized
29 Oct 2021 00:48 | 226
Science
Jeff Bezos wants to build a business park in space
Pretty ambitious – none of this Blue-Origin-led consortium can put humans in orbit yet
26 Oct 2021 00:04 | 46
In brief
If you're using this hijacked NPM library anywhere in your software stack, read this
US govt issues alert over JS package downloaded 8m times a week – plus more news from world of infosec
25 Oct 2021 22:13 | 15
Personal Tech
US consumer watchdog starts sniffing around tech giants' use of your spending data
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Square under investigation
21 Oct 2021 23:46 | 10
In brief
NFTs not annoying enough? Now they come with wallet-emptying malware
Plus rifle-toting robot dogs, but makers insist they're really dumb
17 Oct 2021 11:01 | 18
In brief
Brewdog might make an OK pint but its security sucks: Flaw opened door to free beers for anyone
Plus two failings this week at Apache and Twitch and nostalgia for Flash fans
11 Oct 2021 11:31 | 19
In Brief
Lawsuit claims hospital ransomware infection cost baby her life
Plus: 2 Chrome flaws exploited, Coinbase says 6k users were robbed
04 Oct 2021 19:28 | 16
In brief
Emails, chat logs, more leaked online from far-right militia linked to US Capitol riot
Plus: Other infosec news from this month
28 Sep 2021 06:17 | 4
Security
Miscreants fling booby-trapped Office files at victims, no patch yet, says Microsoft
ActiveX and MSHTML, the gift that keeps on giving ... to intruders
07 Sep 2021 22:20 | 31
Science
Branson (in a) pickle: FAA grounds Virgin Galactic flights after billionaire's space trip veered off course
Biz defends 'safe and successful' ride
03 Sep 2021 06:02 | 46
Networks
Can we talk about Kevin McCarthy promising revenge if Big Tech aids probe into January insurrection?
'A Republican majority will not forget'
02 Sep 2021 05:31 | 130
On-Prem
Google delays back-to-office recall until at least 2022
Chocolate Factory says never-ending pandemic threw spanner in October plan
31 Aug 2021 20:17 | 6
In brief
US officials, experts fear China ransacked Exchange servers for data to train AI systems
Plus: T-Mobile US apologizes, security holes found in medical pumps, and more
31 Aug 2021 19:23 | 6
Science
Good news: Japanese boffins 3D print what looks like marbled Wagyu beef. Bad news: It's tiny and inedible
Still, that'll be 100 quid, please
27 Aug 2021 06:44 | 43
Personal Tech
Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of Alaska Airlines jet, two taken to hospital
In battery containment bags we trust
24 Aug 2021 23:58 | 36
Personal Tech
Samsung: We will remotely brick smart TVs looted from our warehouse
Terminally dumb tellies now ... if they switch on the Wi-Fi
24 Aug 2021 19:10 | 184
Bootnotes
Cop drone crashes into flight instructor's airplane
The plod needs a lesson in keeping air traffic controllers in the loop, it seems
23 Aug 2021 23:44 | 30
Security
Poly Network says it's got pretty much all of that $610m in stolen crypto-coins back
'I'm quitting the show' says mystery thief
23 Aug 2021 22:37 | 19
In brief
Razer ponders how to fix installer that grants admin powers if you plug in a mouse
Plus: Cloudflare tackles huge DDoS attack, Apple and CSAM, and more
23 Aug 2021 21:22 | 36
On-Prem
CES to require proof-of-vaccination at 2022 tech mega-conference
Because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas
18 Aug 2021 00:04 | 2
In brief
T-Mobile US probes claims of 100m stolen customer records up for sale on dark web
Confirms unauthorized access to 'some T-Mobile data.' Plus: Signal expands auto-deleting messages, SIM-swap thief pleads guilty, and more
16 Aug 2021 19:22 | 7
Science
Starliner takes off ... back to the factory and not space
This isn't Boeing very well, is it?
13 Aug 2021 20:11 | 49
On-Prem
Facebook now says it won't recall staff to its offices until 2022 due to delta variant
It's the Social distancing Network™
13 Aug 2021 00:33 | 8
In Brief
Black Hat security conference returns to Las Vegas – complete with hacks to quiet the hotel guest from hell
And a very scary story of a job that went from white hat to murky shades of gray in the United Arab Emirates
09 Aug 2021 04:02 | 8
On-Prem
Microsoft to require proof of vaccination from on-site staff, pushes back full reopening
Unless your doctor or god says you can't have the jab
04 Aug 2021 01:21 | 169
AI + ML
Google says Pixel 6, 6 Pro coming this year with custom AI acceleration
For now, tedious Apple-grade teasing
02 Aug 2021 21:19 | 15
In brief
DEF CON offers beginner-level Spot the Fed this year: He'll be on stage giving a keynote
Plus: Microsoft responds to another NTLM relay attack technique, and more
26 Jul 2021 04:09 | 5
Updated
Rackspace literally decimates workforce: One in ten staffers let go this week
85% of those jobs will be rehired, just in cheaper countries
23 Jul 2021 19:55 | 52
In Brief
Cloudstar – IT provider for real estate, finance, insurance worlds – downed by ransomware
Plus: Telegram security probed, CISA boss confirmed, and more
19 Jul 2021 19:24 | 5
Analysis
Microsoft, Google, Citizen Lab blow lid off zero-day bug-exploiting spyware sold to governments
100+ dissidents, politicians, journos targeted by Israeli espionage toolkit
16 Jul 2021 00:57 | 61
Networks
SonicWall suggests people unplug their end-of-life gateways under 'active attack' by ransomware crims
Redeploy in circular filing cabinet if you cannot patch
15 Jul 2021 03:31 | 16
Security
So nice of China to put all of its network zero-day vulns in one giant database no one will think to break into
We sum up Middle Kingdom's massive crackdown on bug reports
15 Jul 2021 01:07 | 29
Security
What follows Patch Tuesday? Exploit Wednesday. Grab this bumper batch of security updates from Microsoft
Four flaws already being abused in the wild to compromise victims
14 Jul 2021 06:20 | 16
Security
REvil ransomware gang's websites vanish soon after Kaseya fiasco, Uncle Sam threatens retaliation
Has the US just had enough, or is it just a strategic retreat?
13 Jul 2021 19:53 | 25
Personal Tech
Twitter U-turns after conferring society's highest honor – a blue check mark – on very obvious bot accounts
Inside job? Human error? Social network says it made a mistake
13 Jul 2021 01:36 | 15
In brief
With a straight face, Putin agrees to do something about ransomware coming out of Russia, apparently
Plus: Beware bogus crypto-mining phone apps, and more
12 Jul 2021 21:23 | 39
Security
SolarWinds issues software update – one it wrote for a change – to patch hole exploited in the wild
'Single threat actor' already abusing RCE flaw, Microsoft reports
12 Jul 2021 19:44 | 9
Applications
Three-dozen US states plus DC sue Google over Play Store's revenue cut, payment system, and more
Chocolate Factory rolls its eyes at 'meritless' antitrust lawsuit
08 Jul 2021 01:49 | 12
Software
Biden to sign exec order calling for right-to-repair rules for farmers, maybe rest of us
I've got a brand new combine harvester an' I'll give you the firmware update key
07 Jul 2021 00:40 | 19
In brief
IT management biz Kaseya's VSA abused to infect businesses with ransomware
Plus: Cops seize 3D printers 'used to print guns', and more bits and bytes
03 Jul 2021 15:50 | 34
In brief
SolarWinds backdoor gang pwns Microsoft support agent to turn sights on customers
Plus: Amazon gobbles Wickr, automakers cough to privacy blunders, and more
26 Jun 2021 03:28 | 4
Security
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
23 Jun 2021 19:52 | 171
