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 | 39
Iain is The Register's US news editor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also covers computer security, and other topics.
Dozens of Iranian media websites devoured by the Great Satan, apparently
Updated Anonymous US intelligence sources: Yes, we did it
22 Jun 2021 | 51
Ex-NSA bigwig Chris Inglis appointed America's national cyber director by Senate
In brief Plus: Impact of ransomware payments, CVS database not secured
21 Jun 2021 | 5
GPRS-era mobile data encryption algorithm GEA/1 was 'weak by design', still lingers in today's phones
Just in case you travel back in time to 1998
17 Jun 2021 | 21
When security gets physical: Mossad boss hints at less-than-subtle Stuxnet followup
In brief Plus: Alleged Trickbot developer cuffed by US agents
15 Jun 2021 | 11
It's safe to leave your bunker: Blame that Chinese nuclear plant alarm on fuel rod faults
Analysis Meltdown over a non-meltdown
15 Jun 2021 | 24
Y'all ready to get back to the office this October, Facebook tells staff in the US
Sure, you can apply to work from home in the middle of nowhere, just don't expect Silicon Valley pay
10 Jun 2021 | 15
Ohio Attorney General asks courts to declare Google a public utility
Yup, just a Republican wanting a private business to be subjected to more government regulation
09 Jun 2021 | 15
Extra urgency in June's Patch Tuesday: Microsoft warns six more bugs are being exploited
Patch Tuesday Adobe, Intel, SAP, Android emit vulnerability fixes, too
09 Jun 2021 | 1
FBI paid renegade developer $180k for backdoored AN0M chat app that brought down drug underworld
From hidden master keys to pineapples stuffed with Bolivian marching powder — this story has it all
08 Jun 2021 | 133
Uncle Sam recovers 63.7 of 75 Bitcoins Colonial Pipeline paid to ransomware crew
All thanks to FBI that somehow had wallet's private key
08 Jun 2021 | 36
Google, Facebook, Chaos Computer Club join forces to oppose German state spyware
In brief Plus: FBI boss says ransomware is terrorism 2.0, and more
07 Jun 2021 | 10
US House Rep on cyber committees tweets Gmail password, PIN in Capitol riot lawsuit outrage
Gonna need a little Mo security over here
07 Jun 2021 | 41
Tech scammer who fooled Cisco, Microsoft and Lenovo out of millions jailed for more than seven years
Networking giant alone taken for $3.5m
04 Jun 2021 | 16
Have I Been Pwned goes open source, bags help from FBI
In brief Plus: More Rowhammer research, Feds warn of Fortinet attacks, etc
01 Jun 2021 | 10
Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for four months as the weather – and election campaigns – start to heat up
Demand for 'leccy also lifted by dry season that's seen more farmers pumping water
27 May 2021 | 9
Contract killer: Certified PDFs can be secretly tampered with during the signing process, boffins find
24 out of 26 tools vulnerable – with bonus JavaScript attack for Adobe
26 May 2021 | 20
Apple patches macOS flaw exploited by malware to secretly snap screenshots
Bug can also be abused to record audio and video, access files – and iOS, iPadOS updated, too
24 May 2021 | 12
American insurance giant CNA reportedly pays $40m to ransomware crooks
In brief Plus: Stalkerware even more scummy and ExifTool needs patching
22 May 2021 | 35
Azure services fall over in Europe, Microsoft works on fix
Updated One of these days we'll automate these outage articles with some kind of AI
20 May 2021 | 29
Blue Origin sets its price: $1.4m minimum for trip into space
Comment Expensive free fall experience plus 'astronaut' bragging rights
20 May 2021 | 35
Apple's macOS is sub-par for security, Apple exec Craig Federighi tells Epic trial
Trashing your desktop OS to save the iOS walled garden – it's a bold strategy. Let's see if it pays off for 'em
20 May 2021 | 104
Microsoft hits Alt-F4 on Windows 10X: OS designed for dual-screen PCs axed
It was just so good, we're cannibalizing it for parts, says Redmond
19 May 2021 | 75
Kiss goodbye to privacy forever when brain-implanted comms gear becomes the norm – guru Whit Diffie
RSAC Top cryptographers open fire on AI, quantum computing, NFTs, and more
17 May 2021 | 17
