Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages
Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion
Security21 Jan 2026 | 34
Legal
CrowdStrike shareholders lose battle to recoup losses from 2024 outage
Investors didn't present a valid claim, says judge, but they're welcome to try again
Security14 Jan 2026 | 7
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2026 | 40
Ministry of Justice splurged £50M on security – still missed Legal Aid Agency cyberattack
Updated High-risk system compromised long before intrusion was finally spotted
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 | 8
Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech
Networks15 Dec 2025 | 89
Users report chaos as Legal Aid Agency stumbles back online after cyberattack
Exclusive Workers frustrated with security-first changes to workflows and teething issues
Cyber-crime11 Dec 2025 | 3
NARROWER TOPICS
Lawyer's 6-year-old son uses AI to build copyright infringement generator
Rights holders had better buckle up for years of legal wrangling, IP lawyer tells The Reg
Legal03 Dec 2025 | 108
Soup king Campbell’s parts ways with IT VP after ‘3D-printed chicken’ remarks
‘Our soup’s not toxic but this chap’s behavior was’ is the gist of the defense
Legal28 Nov 2025 | 107
TSMC lawsuit claims former exec is probably leaking secrets to Intel
Chipzilla can certainly use foundry smarts, but denies the allegation
Legal27 Nov 2025 | 14
Lawsuit seeks to probe Uncle Sam's role in ICE-tracking app takedowns
EFF wants to know if citizens had their First Amendment rights violated
Applications21 Nov 2025 | 42
Dutch turbine engineer tried to turn wind into crypto, ends up generating community service
Techie wired cryptominers into Nordex's network while company reeled from cyberattack
Offbeat18 Nov 2025 | 9
FBI prevails over convicted fraudster in $345M destroyed Bitcoin dispute
Counterfeiter failed to conjure a credible claim, appeals court rules
Legal06 Nov 2025 | 25
UK judge delivers a 'damp squib' in Getty AI training case, no clear precedent set
Experts disagree about what the ruling means for AI training on copyrighted material
Legal04 Nov 2025 | 32
Google yanks Gemma after US senator says model ‘hallucinated’ her committing crimes
Still available via API, the developer-facing AI isn't even really designed to answer general-purpose questions
AI + ML03 Nov 2025 | 20
Clearview AI faces criminal heat for ignoring EU data fines
Noyb says New York-based facial recognition biz flouted GDPR orders and kept scraping anyway
Legal28 Oct 2025 | 13
Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’
UPDATED FOSS feud re-ignites with massive counter-claim
Legal27 Oct 2025 | 10
Thou shalt not let AI run amok: Vatican wants global rules
'AI is a tool', Pope tells attendees
AI + ML17 Oct 2025 | 24
Clearview AI sees red as UK tribunal sides with regulator over $10M GDPR fine
Court says ICO can chase US outfit for unlawfully hoovering up Brits' selfies
Databases09 Oct 2025 | 16
Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages
Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures
Public Sector23 Sep 2025 | 3
LegalPwn: Tricking LLMs by burying badness in lawyerly fine print
Trust and believe – AI models trained to see 'legal' doc as super legit
AI + ML01 Sep 2025 | 35
In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices
Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not
Legal18 Aug 2025 | 15
Wikimedia Foundation loses first court battle to swerve Online Safety Act regulation
But it can contest if it lands up in 'Category 1,' and the move hurts operations, says judge
Security11 Aug 2025 | 54
The EFF is 35, but the battle to defend internet freedom is far from over
Interview Palantir, data brokers, and judicial overreach are all on the horizon, executive director Cindy Cohn warns
Security24 Jul 2025 | 8
YouTuber leaked iOS secrets via friend spying on dev's phone, Apple lawsuit claims
Jon Prosser and alleged accomplice accused of stealing trade secrets from development device
Legal18 Jul 2025 | 32
Court cancels FTC click-to-cancel rule on a technicality
Welcome back to the age of dark patterns
Legal09 Jul 2025 | 15
Apple accuses former engineer of taking Vision Pro secrets to Snap
He didn't cover his tracks very well, the iGiant claims in a court filing
Personal Tech01 Jul 2025 | 7
Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open
Makes the usual complaints about control and cost, adds argument Apple's practices harm privacy
Legal01 Jul 2025 | 18
Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'
Feds told they can't demand a haystack to find a needle
Cyber-crime19 Jun 2025 | 17
Judge smacks down Pentagon plan to slash university research funding awards
Sec Def Hegseth says funds better spent elsewhere, because it's not like the military needs new tech, right?
Public Sector18 Jun 2025 | 23
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
Legal16 Jun 2025 | 10
Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown
Federal court blocks further data sharing, blasts lack of safeguards
Public Sector10 Jun 2025 | 3
US medical org pays $50M+ to settle case after crims raided data and threatened to swat cancer patients
Cash splashed on damages, infrastructure improvements, and fraud monitoring
Cyber-crime30 May 2025 | 2
Judge allows Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike to proceed with millions in damages on the line
CS remains hopeful damages will be limited to seven figures
Security21 May 2025 | 5
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' would create a regulation-free AI hellscape, AGs warn
Republican defense of states' rights doesn't apply to curtailing LLMs, apparently
AI + ML20 May 2025 | 28
Millions at risk after attackers steal UK legal aid data dating back 15 years
Cybercriminals lifted info including addresses, ID numbers, and financial records from agency systems
Cyber-crime19 May 2025 | 49
Defamation case against DEF CON terminated with prejudice
'We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting violations'
Security16 May 2025 | 4
Meta's still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb
'Legitimate interest' won't wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck's org claims activists want to 'delay AI innovation'
AI + ML14 May 2025 | 71
Judge puts two-week pause on Trump's mass government layoffs
But the government may be ignoring it anyway
Public Sector13 May 2025 | 74
Disney Slack attack wasn't Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware
25-year-old fella pleads guilty to stealing, dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse
Cyber-crime02 May 2025 | 18
Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online
Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb
Security24 Apr 2025 | 38
Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA
Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship
Legal23 Apr 2025 | 52
Dentists sue ex-contractor for holding web domains hostage in biz fight
IT guy says their claims are toothless – and they owe him $400K
Bootnotes22 Apr 2025 | 9
All right, you can have one: DOGE access to Treasury IT OK'd judge
Login green-lit for lone staffer if he’s trained, papered up, won’t pull an Elez
Public Sector15 Apr 2025 | 18
UK's attempt to keep details of Apple 'backdoor' case secret… denied
Last month's secret hearing comes to light
CSO07 Apr 2025 | 124
Appeals court revives lawsuit alleging IBM bilked pensioners
Updated Panel finds plaintiffs should get a chance to prove docs not submitted too late
Personal Tech04 Apr 2025 | 8
Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence
Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue
PaaS + IaaS02 Apr 2025 | 9
US defense contractor cops to sloppy security, settles after infosec lead blows whistle
MORSE to pay -- .. .-.. .-.. .. --- -. ... for failing to meet cyber-grade
CSO26 Mar 2025 | 11
Capital One cracker could be sent back to prison after judges rule she got off too lightly
Feds want book thrown at Paige Thompson, who pinched 100M customer records
Cyber-crime21 Mar 2025 | 18
Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts
Analysis Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation
Public Sector19 Mar 2025 | 99
Belgian cops raid Huawei in Euro bribery probe
Chinese giant says it's 'committed' to obeying the law as arrests made
Networks14 Mar 2025 | 11
As Elon Musk makes thousands of federal workers jobless, tycoon pushes for $56B Tesla pay deal
Not so much thrown under a bus as under an unwanted electric car
Bootnotes12 Mar 2025 | 96
Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching 'Azure Abuse Enterprise' operators
Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond's OpenAI-powered cloud – claim
AI + ML28 Feb 2025 | 3
Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11M
If this makes you feel sick, knowing this happened before ransomware actors started targeting medical info may help
Security19 Feb 2025 | 8
Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access
Final update Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'
Public Sector06 Feb 2025 | 28
Call of Duty studio co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting aircraft
Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery
Personal Tech03 Feb 2025 | 66
Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M to sprint away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches
Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly!
Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 11
Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban
Updated With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be over
Security17 Jan 2025 | 47
Microsoft sues 'foreign-based' cyber-crooks, seizes sites used to abuse AI
Scumbags stole API keys, then started a hacking-as-a-service biz, it is claimed
Security13 Jan 2025 | 4
Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial
Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round
Legal23 Dec 2024 | 16
US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests
Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter
AI + ML19 Dec 2024 | 9
Ireland fines Meta for 2018 'View As' breach that exposed 30M accounts
€251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal
Security17 Dec 2024 | 13
American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy
Comment Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 67
Biting the hand that feeds IT
