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 |
Networks
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
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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
STORIES
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
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