It's not WW3. Spotify, Discord, Google Cloud had a wobble
Whoever tripped over the cable, plug it back in, please
Off-Prem08 Mar 2022 | 6
Iain is The Register's US news editor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also covers computer security, and other topics.
Linux distros patch 'Dirty Pipe' make-me-root kernel bug
In brief Plus: Adafruit customer data leak fallout, infosec burnout, and more
Security08 Mar 2022 | 33
Data stolen from Nvidia, blueprints leak threatened
In brief Also don't try to unlock your GPU cards with fake mining tool, and more
Security26 Feb 2022 | 6
Time for people to patch backup plugin for WordPress
In brief Plus advice for Cisco admins from the NSA and blurring's not the best
Research21 Feb 2022 | 9
Massive cyberattack takes Ukraine military, big bank websites offline
What geopolitical standoff could this possibly be linked to?
Security15 Feb 2022 | 66
Linux tops Google's Project Zero charts for fastest bug fixes
In brief Plus new breach disclosure rules for US investment firms
Security14 Feb 2022 | 19
Chip shortages, sure, but it's a good time to be a silicon wafer maker
Party like it's 2007
On-Prem10 Feb 2022 | 10
Whistleblower claims NSO offered 'bags of cash' for access to US phone networks
Updated Snoopware maker suggests remarks made 'in jest' as congressman refers allegations to prosecutors
Networks02 Feb 2022 | 16
Twitter's top security staff out after incoming CEO shakes things up
In brief Plus: Nigerian BEC gang bust, NSO woes, and more
Security25 Jan 2022 | 3
North Korea pulled in $400m in cryptocurrency heists last year – report
In brief Plus: FIFA 22 players lose their identity and Texas gets phony QR codes
Security16 Jan 2022 | 28
Mobile networks really hate Apple's Private Relay: Some folks find iOS privacy feature blocked on their iPhones
In brief Plus: Verizon's personal data grab, and more
Networks11 Jan 2022 | 65
VMware 2FA flaw can divulge that vital second credential to malicious actors
In Brief Plus: Deep dive into the NSO Group's zero-click exploit and 'Hack the DHS!'
Security20 Dec 2021 | 12
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
Personal Tech17 Dec 2021 | 182
Is VPOTUS Bluetooth-phobic or sensible? The answer's pretty clear
In Brief Plus: bugs found on Mars! Of the software kind, of course
Security13 Dec 2021 | 29
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
Personal Tech25 Nov 2021 | 130
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
Science24 Nov 2021 | 52
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
Security24 Nov 2021 | 24
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
Personal Tech24 Nov 2021 | 34
Apple sues 'amoral 21st century mercenaries' NSO for infecting iPhones with Pegasus spyware
iGiant pledges any damages plus $10m to anti-cybersurveillance groups
Security23 Nov 2021 | 84
Infosec bods: After more than a year, Sky gets round to squashing hijacking bug in 6m home broadband routers
In brief Plus: DNS cache poisoning again, cops probe property conveyancing group's IT outage, Azure hole addressed, and more
Security23 Nov 2021 | 15
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!
Science23 Nov 2021 | 100
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
Security22 Nov 2021 | 21
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?
OSes10 Nov 2021 | 44
Will they try it for 30 days first? McAfee goes private again in $14bn cash deal
In brief Plus: Uncle Sam gets tough on patching, NIST needs you, and more
Security08 Nov 2021 | 3
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
OSes04 Nov 2021 | 64
GitHub CEO forks off: Nat Friedman to quit this month, replacement will report to exec behind .NET Hot Reload fiasco
Updated Chief product officer takes over world's palatable social network
Devops03 Nov 2021 | 8
Android has its head in the sand with AbstractEmu malware rooting phones
In Brief Plus Microsoft funding community security to fill US skills gap
Security01 Nov 2021 | 8
Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done
Comment His social network has Meta-stasized
Personal Tech29 Oct 2021 | 226
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
Science26 Oct 2021 | 46
If you're using this hijacked NPM library anywhere in your software stack, read this
In brief US govt issues alert over JS package downloaded 8m times a week – plus more news from world of infosec
Security25 Oct 2021 | 15
US consumer watchdog starts sniffing around tech giants' use of your spending data
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Square under investigation
Personal Tech21 Oct 2021 | 10
NFTs not annoying enough? Now they come with wallet-emptying malware
In brief Plus rifle-toting robot dogs, but makers insist they're really dumb
Security17 Oct 2021 | 18
Brewdog might make an OK pint but its security sucks: Flaw opened door to free beers for anyone
In brief Plus two failings this week at Apache and Twitch and nostalgia for Flash fans
Security11 Oct 2021 | 19
Lawsuit claims hospital ransomware infection cost baby her life
In Brief Plus: 2 Chrome flaws exploited, Coinbase says 6k users were robbed
Security04 Oct 2021 | 16
Emails, chat logs, more leaked online from far-right militia linked to US Capitol riot
In brief Plus: Other infosec news from this month
Security28 Sep 2021 | 4
Miscreants fling booby-trapped Office files at victims, no patch yet, says Microsoft
ActiveX and MSHTML, the gift that keeps on giving ... to intruders
Security07 Sep 2021 | 31
Branson (in a) pickle: FAA grounds Virgin Galactic flights after billionaire's space trip veered off course
Biz defends 'safe and successful' ride
Science03 Sep 2021 | 46
Can we talk about Kevin McCarthy promising revenge if Big Tech aids probe into January insurrection?
'A Republican majority will not forget'
Networks02 Sep 2021 | 130
Google delays back-to-office recall until at least 2022
Chocolate Factory says never-ending pandemic threw spanner in October plan
On-Prem31 Aug 2021 | 6
US officials, experts fear China ransacked Exchange servers for data to train AI systems
In brief Plus: T-Mobile US apologizes, security holes found in medical pumps, and more
Security31 Aug 2021 | 6
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
Science27 Aug 2021 | 43
Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of Alaska Airlines jet, two taken to hospital
In battery containment bags we trust
Personal Tech24 Aug 2021 | 36
Samsung: We will remotely brick smart TVs looted from our warehouse
Terminally dumb tellies now ... if they switch on the Wi-Fi
Personal Tech24 Aug 2021 | 184
Cop drone crashes into flight instructor's airplane
The plod needs a lesson in keeping air traffic controllers in the loop, it seems
Bootnotes23 Aug 2021 | 30
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
Security23 Aug 2021 | 19
Razer ponders how to fix installer that grants admin powers if you plug in a mouse
In brief Plus: Cloudflare tackles huge DDoS attack, Apple and CSAM, and more
Security23 Aug 2021 | 36
CES to require proof-of-vaccination at 2022 tech mega-conference
Because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas
On-Prem18 Aug 2021 | 2
T-Mobile US probes claims of 100m stolen customer records up for sale on dark web
In brief Confirms unauthorized access to 'some T-Mobile data.' Plus: Signal expands auto-deleting messages, SIM-swap thief pleads guilty, and more
Security16 Aug 2021 | 7
Starliner takes off ... back to the factory and not space
This isn't Boeing very well, is it?
Science13 Aug 2021 | 49
Facebook now says it won't recall staff to its offices until 2022 due to delta variant
It's the Social distancing Network™
On-Prem13 Aug 2021 | 8
Black Hat security conference returns to Las Vegas – complete with hacks to quiet the hotel guest from hell
In Brief And a very scary story of a job that went from white hat to murky shades of gray in the United Arab Emirates
Security09 Aug 2021 | 8
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
On-Prem04 Aug 2021 | 169
Google says Pixel 6, 6 Pro coming this year with custom AI acceleration
For now, tedious Apple-grade teasing
AI + ML02 Aug 2021 | 15
DEF CON offers beginner-level Spot the Fed this year: He'll be on stage giving a keynote
In brief Plus: Microsoft responds to another NTLM relay attack technique, and more
Security26 Jul 2021 | 5
Rackspace literally decimates workforce: One in ten staffers let go this week
Updated 85% of those jobs will be rehired, just in cheaper countries
PaaS + IaaS23 Jul 2021 | 52
Cloudstar – IT provider for real estate, finance, insurance worlds – downed by ransomware
In Brief Plus: Telegram security probed, CISA boss confirmed, and more
Security19 Jul 2021 | 5
Microsoft, Google, Citizen Lab blow lid off zero-day bug-exploiting spyware sold to governments
Analysis 100+ dissidents, politicians, journos targeted by Israeli espionage toolkit
Security16 Jul 2021 | 61
SonicWall suggests people unplug their end-of-life gateways under 'active attack' by ransomware crims
Redeploy in circular filing cabinet if you cannot patch
Networks15 Jul 2021 | 16
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
Security15 Jul 2021 | 29
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
Security14 Jul 2021 | 16
