Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently Research13 Dec 2024 |
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 17
Backup failed, but the boss didn't slam IT – because his son was to blame On Call ISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing Networks13 Dec 2024 | 25
FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US Networks12 Dec 2024 | 10
Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 20
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34
China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House No word yet on who was snooped on. Any bets? CSO09 Dec 2024 | 23
Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains Is the industry ready to be tested if the unidentified deadly pathogen spreads beyond rural Kwango Province? Science09 Dec 2024 | 48
Panic at the Cisco tech, thanks to ancient IOS syntax helper that outsmarted itself Who, Me? Misplaced shortcut led to communication breakdown Networks09 Dec 2024 | 71
Huawei handed 2,596,148,429,267,413, 814,265,248,164,610,048 IPv6 addresses That's 2.56 decillion of them, destined for use in CDNs and the cloud – and APNIC needed 83 decillion more to handle the request Networks06 Dec 2024 | 89
Vodafone and Three permitted to tie the knot – if they promise to behave Merger will create third large operator in UK mobile market Networks05 Dec 2024 | 41
NATO tests aquatic drones to protect cables, coastlines Floating the idea of a robot navy Networks05 Dec 2024 | 10
T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career' Interview Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat CSO05 Dec 2024 | 54
NetAdmin learns that wooden chocks, unlike swipe cards, open doors when networks can't Who, Me? Burglary skills are surprisingly important when building networks Networks02 Dec 2024 | 93
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves Networks02 Dec 2024 | 26
Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware 'Forever unbrickable' Wi-Fi 6 box from Banana Pi comes packaged or in kit form Networks02 Dec 2024 | 50
Tech support chap showed boss how to use a browser for a year – he still didn't get it On Call Every time he needed help, he'd use a loudspeaker to ask for it Networks29 Nov 2024 | 203
AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point SC24 Ayar Labs contends silicon photonics will be key to scaling beyond the rack and taming the heat Networks28 Nov 2024 | 6
T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes' Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do CSO27 Nov 2024 | 9
Starlink gets FCC nod for space calls, but can't dial up full power Authorization conditional on operations not causing harmful interference Networks27 Nov 2024 | 35
British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing
Firefox ditches Do Not Track because nobody was listening anyway Few websites actually respect the option, says Mozilla
Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
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?
Apache issues patches for critical Struts 2 RCE bug More details released after devs allowed weeks to apply fixes
Backup failed, but the boss didn't slam IT – because his son was to blame On Call ISP deserves criticism too for falling over after script kiddie beefing
Aliens, spy balloons, or drones? SUV-sized mystery objects spotted in US skies No word from the FBI about where they are hiding aliens or UFOs
FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
Australia lays fiendish tax trap for Meta – with an expensive escape hatch If Zuck and other Big Tech players pay news publishers, their bills vanish
Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet
UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation Poor software projects among efforts to overhaul FCA that came up short, MPs find Public Sector27 Nov 2024 | 7
Google to wrap up Christmas Island with new subsea cable Connection will tie remote territory to Darwin in North Australia Networks27 Nov 2024 | 11
Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China America's neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties Systems26 Nov 2024 | 275
China’s tech giants deliver chips for Ethernet variant tuned to HPC and AI workloads 'Global Scheduling Ethernet' looks a lot like tech the Ultra Ethernet Consortium is also working on Networks26 Nov 2024 | 1
Musk agrees with fan that worries over orbital Starlink traffic a 'silly narrative' Forget the 10x programmer. How about 10x satellites? Networks25 Nov 2024 | 63
Mysteries in polar orbit – space's oldest working hardware still keeps its secrets Opinion It's never aliens, but it could be underground TV repair techs Networks25 Nov 2024 | 52
Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon Opinion Haven't we heard this story before? Columnists23 Nov 2024 | 77
1,000s of Palo Alto Networks firewalls hijacked as miscreants exploit critical hole Updated PAN-PAN! Intruders inject web shell backdoors, crypto-coin miners, more CSO22 Nov 2024 | 22
Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal' Networks21 Nov 2024 | 47
Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice Networks21 Nov 2024 | 10
We'll answer any questions DoJ has, HPE CEO tells us as Feds probe $14B Juniper buy Takeover still expected to close late 2024 or early next year Networks20 Nov 2024 | 11
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggles to take off If only the company in the title knew how to scale servers in the cloud Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 42
Europe glances Russia's way after Baltic Sea data cables severed Updated Probe continues into disruption affecting Germany, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania Networks19 Nov 2024 | 59
T-Mobile US 'monitoring' China's 'industry-wide attack' amid fresh security breach fears updated Un-carrier said to be among those hit by Salt Typhoon, including AT&T, Verizon Networks18 Nov 2024 | 2
Trump appoints Musk associate Brendan Carr as FCC chair Likely to look more favorably on Elon's adventures in space-based comms Networks18 Nov 2024 | 35
Mystery Palo Alto Networks hijack-my-firewall zero-day now officially under exploit Yank access to management interface, stat CSO15 Nov 2024 | 28
UK energy watchdog slaps down Capita's £130M smart meter splurge Regulator finds poor planning and overuse of consultants added to costs in ailing rollout Networks15 Nov 2024 | 174
Reminder: China-backed crews compromised 'multiple' US telcos in 'significant cyber espionage campaign' Updated Feds don't name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band's alleged deeds Research14 Nov 2024 | 5
Brit telcos to clash in high-speed mmWave spectrum showdown next year Ofcom opens floodgates for turbocharged 5G in cities Networks13 Nov 2024 | 14
Verizon wobbles on the East Coast, outage cuts off night owls T-Mobile US and Comcast also stutter slightly Networks12 Nov 2024 | 4
Watchdog reluctantly blesses Vodafone-Three merger – with strings attached Enough to knit a sweater, in fact Networks12 Nov 2024 | 43
Cisco combines Meraki and Catalyst into single wireless brand Simplifies licenses and adds more 'included value' such as compulsory support Networks11 Nov 2024 | 12
AT&T settles claims it misappropriated subsidies, with partial admission of guilt Changes at the telco giant called for to prevent future abuse Networks06 Nov 2024 | 5
Your air fryer might be snitching on you to China Report shines light on unexpected ways your devices sell you out Networks05 Nov 2024 | 170
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space Wooden datacenters? Japan can build spacecraft out of the stuff Networks05 Nov 2024 | 24
UK watchdog hints Voda-Three merger will likely pass Game of Phones settles into its final chapter Networks05 Nov 2024 | 36
Former Facebook lobbyist joins UK comms regulator as non-exec director Updated Who better to watch the watchmen? Networks05 Nov 2024 | 16
Broadcom juices VeloCloud SD-WAN for AI networking VMware Explore VeloRAIN architecture improves service for fat workloads on the edge Networks05 Nov 2024 | 1
Singapore to increase road capacity by tracking all vehicles with GPS ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: China Unicom auctions off old cables; Japan's My Number Card also soon a driver's license; and Hong Kong chief executive warns US investment ban will backfire Personal Tech03 Nov 2024 | 16
No-Nvidias networking club convenes in search of open GPU interconnect Ultra Accelerator Link consortium promises 200 gigabits per second per lane spec will debut in Q1 2025 Networks30 Oct 2024 | 2
xAI picked Ethernet over InfiniBand for its H100 Colossus training cluster Work already underway to expand system to 200,000 Nvidia Hopper chips Systems29 Oct 2024 | 4
FCC chair: Mobile dead spots will end when space-based and ground comms merge Jessica Rosenworcel looks at policy challenges for the next decade Networks29 Oct 2024 | 4
Half the world's online via mobile, but growth is slowing Nearly all of those without access live in low to middle income countries, GSMA says Networks28 Oct 2024 | 7
Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess Opinion HarmonyOS NEXT sounds dissonant until you get the theme Columnists28 Oct 2024 | 126
I made this network so resilient nothing could possibly go wro... Who, Me? All the redundancy in the world can't help a 'brown trouser' mistake Networks28 Oct 2024 | 102
'Consent' LinkedIn used for data processing was not freely given, says Ireland Microsoft-owned social media for suits site gets €310M fine, told to get compliant Networks25 Oct 2024 | 12
Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test Science23 Oct 2024 | 28
SuperHTML is here to rescue you from syntax errors, and it's FOSS Author would like to see a switch back to plain old static HTML. Us too Applications23 Oct 2024 | 100
IPv6 may already be irrelevant – but so is moving off IPv4, argues APNIC's chief scientist There was always more pressing work to do than migrate, and CDNs have changed the rules Networks23 Oct 2024 | 125
Linux admin asked savvy scientist for IT help and the boffin blew it Who, Me? In science, every day is about testing hypotheses. Such as: 'plugging this thing in here is OK, right?' Networks21 Oct 2024 | 93
Yes, your network is down – you annoyed us so much we crashed it On Call If you bluff your way out of unpaid bills, there's a chance someone could call you on it Networks18 Oct 2024 | 205
Elon Musk's disaster relief promises: Should we believe the hype? Opinion When you look behind the headlines, you'll find unfulfilled commitments Networks17 Oct 2024 | 95
FCC probes whether it can pop a cap in ISP data caps 'Our networks have the capacity to meet consumer demand without these restrictions,' says chair Networks16 Oct 2024 | 10
Openreach reveals latest locations facing the copper chop A reminder to get fiber (eventually) or get left behind Networks16 Oct 2024 | 65
Vietnam plans to convert all its networks to IPv6 Wants 'super-large capacity, super-wide bandwidth' datacenters – and more submarine cables Public Sector14 Oct 2024 | 20
Uncle Sam may force Google to sell Chrome browser, or Android OS Tech giant snaps back, calls DoJ proposals on splitting up Alphabet and more 'government overreach' Networks09 Oct 2024 | 36
Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum deal Networks09 Oct 2024 | 11
Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion Networks08 Oct 2024 | 152
US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss Networks08 Oct 2024 | 39
Three and Vodafone: We need to merge because our networks are rubbish Voda users have to fall back to 2G in some places after 3G switchoff, docs claim Networks07 Oct 2024 | 78
After we fix that, how about we also accidentally break something important? Who, Me? You had one job – doing extra is nice, but dangerous Networks07 Oct 2024 | 101
Why Cisco reportedly wants in on CoreWeave's rent-a-GPU racket Analysis This may help Switchzilla hit $1B AI sales goal by FY25 Networks06 Oct 2024 |
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 | 6
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 | 29
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 | 67
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 | 21
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 | 5
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 | 49
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 | 9
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 | 31
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 | 25
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 | 51
Starlink-branded hardware reportedly found amid wreckage of downed Russian drone Space broadband on weapons is not something Elon Musk condones Networks27 Sep 2024 | 172
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 | 16
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
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 | 234
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 | 96