About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum
Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2024 | 4
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SpaceX accuses 'meme-stock' rival of 'misinformation' over Starlink signals waiver
AST SpaceMobile partners 'provide zero technical support for their opposition,' letter to FCC rages
Networks04 Oct 2024 | 14
Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up
Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
Networks03 Oct 2024 | 53
700K+ DrayTek routers are sitting ducks on the internet, open to remote hijacking
With 14 serious security flaws found, what a gift for spies and crooks
Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 20
Two simple give-me-control security bugs found in Optigo network switches used in critical manufacturing
Poor use of PHP include() strikes again
Cybersecurity Month02 Oct 2024 | 4
Cisco is abandoning the LoRaWAN space, and there's no lifeboat for IoT customers
Support stretches to end of 2029, no more maintenance beyond 2026
Networks02 Oct 2024 | 4
Satellite phones are coming, but users not happy to pay much extra for the capability
Has someone told all the direct-to-cell investors?
Networks02 Oct 2024 | 46
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find
Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works
Security02 Oct 2024 | 8
Three, Voda promise £10-a-month or below mobile tariffs in bid to sway CMA on merger
Tie-up probe concerned the pair's union would mean higher bills, hurt MNVOs
Networks01 Oct 2024 | 41
T-Mobile US to cough up $31.5M after that long string of security SNAFUs
At least seven intrusions in five years? Yeah, those promises of improvement more than 'long overdue'
CSO30 Sep 2024 | 4
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap
No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 29
World Wide Web Foundation closes so Tim Berners-Lee can spend more time with his protocol
Who wants to join his so Solid crew?
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 24
Verizon outages across US as hurricane recovery continues
Final update California, Arizona, beyond affected as well as storm-smashed states
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 15
China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband
Great Firewall reaches all the way into space
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27
Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers
Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone
Networks27 Sep 2024 | 46
Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone
Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones
Networks27 Sep 2024 | 173
China's Salt Typhoon cyber spies are deep inside US ISPs
Updated Expecting a longer storm season this year?
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 4
Hyperscalers are carving up the ocean floor into private internet highways
Think tank warns of sovereignty risks from subsea cable consolidation
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 6
Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source
Interview After Telegram CEO was charged in France, Element bosses mull the challenges
Networks25 Sep 2024 | 15
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent
Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53
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Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up
Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
Saying goodbye to the tech dreams Microsoft abandoned with Windows 11 24H2
Is that a Mixed Reality headset, or just a complicated paperweight? Oh and farewell WordPad
Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds
'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer'
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum
Revenge for being fired is best served profitably
On Call Why yes, I will help you again – for a price
Busybox 1.37 is tiny but capable, the way we like Linux tools to be
Self-proclaimed Swiss Army knife of embedded Linux moves slow and fixes things in latest release
Apple fixes bug that let VoiceOver shout your passwords
Not a great look when the iGiant just launched its first password manager
If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper
Analysis Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control
John Deere accused of being full of manure with its right-to-repair promises
Tractor maker has only turned over shoddy tools, half-baked info, may be breaking the law, says senator
Office 2024 unveiled for Microsoft 365 refuseniks
For the IT professional who has to take work home
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Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout
Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how's that going?
Networks24 Sep 2024 | 233
Move over, Cobalt Strike. Splinter’s the new post-exploit menace in town
No malware crew linked to this latest red-teaming tool yet
Research23 Sep 2024 |
Apple's latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Payer of $75M ransom reportedly identified; Craigslist founder becomes security philanthropist, and more
Security23 Sep 2024 | 22
Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals
V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes
Networks19 Sep 2024 | 112
FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks
Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 22
New RFC explains how protocol developers can avoid building human rights abuses into the internet
Something tells us Vlad and Xi probably won't bother reading it
Software18 Sep 2024 | 16
Telcos scolded for unwanted erection of utility poles in race to wire up Britain
Telecoms minister pleads with operators to work together
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 80
250 million-plus unused IPv4 addresses should be left alone, argues network boffin
Tests show it's just too hard to put the unused 240/4 block to work
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 91
UK watchdog fears Voda-Three merger will balloon phone bills for customers
Analysts claim it would be better for competition though
Networks13 Sep 2024 | 36
FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns
SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 52
Boeing to launch quantum comms satellite testbed in 2026
After Starliner stumbles, the aerospace giant eyes a new frontier - entanglement swapping in space
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 12
Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage
updated AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play
Networks12 Sep 2024 | 9
Top EU court crushes Google appeal against $2.65B Shopping antitrust ruling
After years of legal wrangling, judges say Chocolate Factory played dirty
Networks10 Sep 2024 | 32
Thanks, Edward Snowden: You propelled China to quantum networking leadership
Beijing aimed research at immediate needs – like blocking leaks – while the US sought abstract knowledge
Networks10 Sep 2024 | 52
Malaysia's plan to block overseas DNS dies after a day
Minister orders regulator to slow down following immediate backlash
Public Sector10 Sep 2024 | 14
Openreach pitches its tent as Ofcom preps review of broadband market rules
Nation's dominant broadband plumber keen to fend off any efforts to restrict it
Networks09 Sep 2024 | 42
Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims
GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup
Systems08 Sep 2024 | 11
Foot-thick wall workaround: Gigabit network links beamed through solid concrete
Makes cabling a bit less onerous, says WaveCore maker
Networks06 Sep 2024 | 24
Verizon snaps up Frontier in $20B fiber power play
Marking yet another round of telecom consolidation
Networks05 Sep 2024 | 9
FCC finally gets around to banning Kaspersky from telecoms kit
Communications agency now passing on the order to operators
Networks04 Sep 2024 | 3
Starlink U-turns, will block X in Brazil after all
Musk fought the law and the law won... for now
Networks04 Sep 2024 | 38
White House thinks it's time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
Better late than never
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 26
Big Tech got its 'next billion' – but there's three billion people still offline
The GSMA and its friends are looking for ways to bring those within mobile range onto the 'net
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 8
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier
iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon
Networks29 Aug 2024 |
AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage
Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 7
Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing's flying spying censors, think tank warns
Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 27
Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs
What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack?
Networks28 Aug 2024 | 3
Zuckerberg admits Biden administration pressured Meta to police COVID posts
'The government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,' says Facebook founder
Personal Tech27 Aug 2024 | 182
Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G
Can't even get good signal in my garden
Networks22 Aug 2024 | 4
Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber-crime convention
Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more
Security22 Aug 2024 | 13
Pakistan’s internet slows to uncomfortable levels, allegedly due to new China-style firewall
Minister issues denial – it's just an upgrade to the 'web-management system'
Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 6
Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans
Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks
Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40
Cisco slashes thousands of staff, 7% of entire workforce, pivots into AI
Reorg of entire biz as tech giant addresses downturn in core networking segment
Networks15 Aug 2024 | 15
Building high performance fabrics with Ethernet
How Dell is helping its customers to be GenAI ready
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Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years
There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls
Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects?
SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 80
Cisco plans to slash thousands more jobs amid AI, cybersecurity push
Updated Cuts reportedly to come as soon as Wednesday's earnings release
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 13
India’s Bharti Enterprises now largest shareholder in UK's BT Group
'Surprising move' for Indian megacorp but less so for French seller Altice
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 8
Cigarette break burned out a huge chunk of Africa's internet
who, me? A fake hacker trying to take credit didn't help much, either
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 66
Nokia goes from phones to drones with Swiss service rollout
No pricing disclosed but plan allows users to order hands-off flights without operating any units
Networks08 Aug 2024 | 3
Easing the pressure on datacenter infrastructure
How Nokia’s SR Linux NOS enhances automation to even out performance and maintain business continuity
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Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China?
Beijing's first Starlink-slayers are in orbit, and buyers beyond the Great Firewall are on the agenda
Networks08 Aug 2024 | 51
Low orbit satellites for phone service may cause more light pollution
Radiance much greater than current models, suggests paper
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 14
HPE's $14B bid for Juniper waved through by UK regulator
Probe began in June and was over by August, no need for corporate lobbying (you hearing this Microsoft?)
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 4
Huawei Cloud built a network monitor so sensitive it spotted the impact of a single faulty chip
Sigcomm 2024 Focus on physical ports helped spot issues across 100,000 switches and a million servers
Networks07 Aug 2024 | 5
Verisign under fire for increasing .com prices each and every year it can
Registry happy to chat about caps, just don't consider it a commitment to actually do anything
Networks06 Aug 2024 | 8
Second patient receives the Neuralink implant
Almost half the electrodes are working... for now
Networks05 Aug 2024 | 18
Hello? Emergency services? I'd like to report a wrong number
Who, Me? 911 is no joke
Networks05 Aug 2024 | 115
Tencent Cloud's home-grown traffic-tamer halves WAN latency
Sigcomm 2024 MegaTE can arrange things so each endpoint gets just the network it needs
Cloud Infrastructure Month05 Aug 2024 | 3
Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road
Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no?
Networks02 Aug 2024 | 8
More than 83K certs from nearly 7K DigiCert customers must be swapped out now
Small stay of execution in 'exceptional circumstances' promised – amid legal action to pause digital bonfire
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 18
Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+
Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims
Research31 Jul 2024 |
Remember Nokia? Amazon's lawyers do, in patent infringement suit
Updated Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 10
Asia's regional internet registry APNIC names new director general
ICANN's local boss Jia Rong Low gets the gig – and a challenging to-do list
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 3
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble
Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond?
Networks30 Jul 2024 | 66
AI era datacenters need AI-ready Ethernet
How the latest Ethernet switches will accelerate next-gen cloud infrastructures equipped to run AI workloads
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EU regulator reportedly set to give the nod to HPE-Juniper deal
Aruba, Aruba! Some network pros worry it will lead to less choice
Networks29 Jul 2024 | 5
French internet cables cut in act of sabotage that caused outages across country
Axe attack comes just days after arsonists target rail network
Networks29 Jul 2024 | 60
NASA sends 4K video from a flying plane to the ISS using lasers
900 Mbps from Earth to orbit, and I still can't get reliable Wi-Fi in my backyard
Networks25 Jul 2024 | 22
Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review
Exclusive Those national security threat claims? 'No evidence,' VP tells The Reg
CSO25 Jul 2024 | 56
Microsoft wants fatter pipes between its AI datacenters, asks Lumen to make light work of it
Is this what the kidz call a glow-up?
Networks24 Jul 2024 | 1
Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says
America's second largest wireless carrier taking steps to prevent a repeat of 12-hour downtime in February
Networks23 Jul 2024 | 15
Meta's mass layoff severance agreements illegal, says judge
You can't offer a better deal in exchange for silence, argues NLRB
Networks22 Jul 2024 | 30
Google to kill off URL shortener once and for all
Links shortened with goo.gl will stop working in 2025
Networks19 Jul 2024 | 50
UK comms watchdog banning inflation-linked mid-contract price rises
But only for new mobile and broadband contracts, and only from January 2025
Networks19 Jul 2024 | 33
Judge mostly drags SEC's lawsuit against SolarWinds into the recycling bin
Russia-invaded software biz 'grateful for the support we have received'
CSO18 Jul 2024 | 3
Antitrust: GoDaddy under fire for banning DNS automation tool in favor of its own
Updated Domain name giant yanked into court after Entri Connect disconnect
Networks16 Jul 2024 | 9
Big Music reprises classic hit 'ISPs need to stop their customers torrenting or we'll sue'
Stop us if you think you've heard this one before: Legal supergroup demands billions from Verizon
Personal Tech16 Jul 2024 | 86
Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court puts FCC's resurrected rule on hold
'Likelihood of success is even clearer,' thanks to those Supremes
Networks15 Jul 2024 | 17
Lenovo hit with higher patent payout, both sides claim a win
Case centers on 3G, 4G, and 5G patents held by US wireless IP holder InterDigital
Networks15 Jul 2024 | 1
FCC: US telcos a long way off, several billions short of removing Chinese kit
Updated Just 12% of providers have completed rip and replace of ZTE, Huawei
Networks11 Jul 2024 | 4
China pushes for network upgrade blitz as IPv6 adoption slows
UPDATED Almost 800 million use the protocol, with more to come as Wi-Fi mandate arrives order arrives to quit NAT
Networks10 Jul 2024 | 26
RADIUS networking protocol blasted into submission through MD5-based flaw
If someone can do a little MITM'ing and hash cracking, they can log in with no valid password needed
Research10 Jul 2024 | 11
Backscatter brainwave could make IoT comms even more energy efficient
How does sub-0.6 mW sound?
Networks09 Jul 2024 | 9
Why sustainability matters more than ever to telcos
ZTE’s 16th annual sustainability report provides an update on progress to date
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Devs claim Apple is banning VPNs in Russia 'more effectively' than Putin
Updated Mozilla shows guts with its extensions – but that's the way the Cook, he crumbles
Security05 Jul 2024 | 59
FCC: T-Mobile US unit gave blind customer the runaround in massive tech support fail
Assurance Wireless must sort out accessibility after handing customer a phone without a screen reader
Networks05 Jul 2024 | 22
Paessler pulls subscription licensing switcheroo on PRTG Network Monitor
Exclusive Customers seek alternatives after claiming costs up from perpetual
Networks05 Jul 2024 | 26
Europol says mobile roaming tech is making its job too hard
Privacy measures apparently helping criminals evade capture
Cyber-crime05 Jul 2024 | 36
AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service
Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound
Networks04 Jul 2024 | 5
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