Security
UK Defence Committee chair muses treating TikTok like Huawei: So eyeball its code then ban it from the country?
Chinese-owned vid app reportedly moving HQ to London
03 Aug 17:36 | 1
Security
Security
Linux Foundation rolls bunch of overlapping groups into one to tackle growing number of open-source security vulns
OpenSSF to take projects from CII and OSSC under its umbrella
03 Aug 15:44 | 2
Security
'We stopped ransomware' boasts Blackbaud CEO. And by 'stopped' he means 'got insurance to pay off crooks'
CRM biz doesn't 'anticipate any kind of material financial impact' but can't say same for those whose data was nicked
03 Aug 14:02 | 14
In Brief
Oh cool, more Cisco patches to apply. Happy Monday
Meanwhile, Linux KDE desktops can be pwned by evil archives
03 Aug 06:03 |
Security
Who was behind that stunning Twitter hack? State spies? Probably this Florida kid, say US prosecutors
Alleged 17-year-old mastermind among trio charged over account mass hijackings
31 Jul 22:28 | 49
Exclusive
First rule of Ransomware Club is do not pay the ransom, but it looks like Carlson Wagonlit Travel didn't get the memo
$4.5m may have gone into crims' pockets after bookings biz hit by Ragnar Locker nasty
31 Jul 12:50 | 53
Security
Burn baby burn, plastic inferno! Infosec researchers turn 3D printers into self-immolating suicide machines
Inflammatory findings from deadly serious investigation
31 Jul 10:15 | 51
Security
In the market for a second-hand phone? Check it's still supported by the vendor – almost a third sold are not
That means no security updates, which puts users at risk of compromise
31 Jul 08:30 | 58
Security
EU tries to get serious on cybercrime with first sanctions against Wannacry, NotPetya, CloudHopper crews
Russian, Chinese, Nork groups named in bank asset freeze
31 Jul 07:55 | 14
Security
Fun fact: If you noticed a while ago Zoom's web client going AWOL for a week, it's because someone found a passcode-cracking hole
Story behind a hasty teardown, fixing of a brute-force vulnerability
31 Jul 06:25 | 8
Security
Twitter says spear-phishing attack hooked its staff and led to celebrity account hijack
Attack came in waves that probed for staff with access to the creds crims craved
31 Jul 05:27 | 19
Security
Infosec bod: I've found zero-day flaws in Tor's bridge relay defenses. Tor Project: Only the zero part is right
Warnings either not new or need more study, reckons open-source dev team
30 Jul 22:08 | 14
Security
If you own one of these 45 Netgear devices, replace it: Kit maker won't patch vulnerable gear despite live proof-of-concept code
That's one way of speeding up the tech refresh cycle
30 Jul 11:28 | 80
Security
DXC says ransomware attack disrupted customer operations at insurance services arm but barely left a scratch
No data loss or evidence of extended intrusions, but standalone limb Xchanging did suffer
30 Jul 07:29 | 6
Security
YOU... SHA-1 NOT PASS! Microsoft magics away demonic hash algorithm from Windows updates, apps
Because no one likes to install spoof system files
29 Jul 20:37 | 7
Security
GRUB2, you're getting too bug for your boots: Config file buffer overflow is a boon for malware seeking to drill deeper into a system
We're gonna keeping punning this until someone pays us $5m
29 Jul 17:00 | 32
Security
Chinese ambassador to UK threatens to withdraw Huawei, £3bn investment if comms giant banned from building 5G
Surprise pledge catches company on the hop: 'We have announced no change to our strategy'
29 Jul 14:28 | 71
Security
No wonder Brit universities report hacks so often: Half of staff have had zero infosec training, apparently
Plus: Don't worry, students. The attackers told us they destroyed your data
29 Jul 08:01 | 32
Security
Japan starts work on global quantum crypto network
Toshiba leads effort that aspires to run 100 quantum cryptographic devices for 10,000 users by 2024
29 Jul 07:02 | 8
Security
Reply-All storm flares as email announcing privacy policy puts 500 addresses in the 'To' field, not 'BCC'
Newsletter-as-a-service outfit Substack does the usual apologising
29 Jul 04:56 | 36
Popular
Software
Linus Torvalds pines for header file fix but releases Linux 5.8 anyway
Lots of love for AMD and POWER 10 and a hint of some Google's operational code making it into future releases
Who, Me?
A tale of mainframes and students being too clever by far
Behold, the Move of Certain Doom
In brief
US drugstore chain installed anti-shoplifter facial-recognition cameras in 200 locations – for eight years
Plus: Latest hardware results from MLPerf and why so-called text deepfakes are dangerous
Artificial Intelligence
So many stars, so little time: Machine learning helps astroboffins spot the most oxygen-starved galaxy yet
Don't bother packing your bags for HSC J1631+4426 just yet, it's 430 million light years away
Software
Microsoft confirms pursuit of TikTok after Satya Nadella chats to Donald Trump
‘Appreciates President Trump’s personal involvement’ and promises so much security, you’ll be tired of securing
Book review
Lizards for lunch? Crazy tech? Aliens?! Dana Dash: First Girl on the Moon is perfect for the little boffin-to-be in your life
Book tries to sell science to girls, so our nine year-old Reg reviewer gives her opinion
Business
Struggling company pleads with landlords to slash rents as COVID-19 batters UK high street. The firm's name? Apple
Yes, the one with a $193.8bn cash pile
Personal Tech
Co-inventor of the computer mouse, William English, dies
Doug Engelbart had the idea. Bill English did the engineering and made the first ever mouse
In Brief
Oh cool, more Cisco patches to apply. Happy Monday
Meanwhile, Linux KDE desktops can be pwned by evil archives
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft to Cortana: you’re not going out dressed in iOS or Android, young lady!
Third-party skills and smart speaker incarnations also discontinued
STORIES
Security
We're suing Google for harvesting our personal info even though we opted out of Chrome sync – netizens
Browser quitters say they'll return if web goliath lives up to privacy promises
28 Jul 19:40 | 40
Security
MI6 tried to intervene in independent court by stopping judge seeing legal papers – but they said sorry, so it's OK
Just another day for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
28 Jul 12:04 | 34
Webcast
Find out this week: How to build a cyber threat intelligence program while cutting through the noise
Tune in online to get a handle on separating good data from clutter
28 Jul 10:00 |
Webcast
Tune in this week to learn all about an identity-centric approach to zero-trust security
It's time to think beyond simple perimeter defenses
27 Jul 22:56 |
Security
Data-stealing, password-harvesting, backdoor-opening QNAP NAS malware cruises along at 62,000 infections
If you're still using a vulnerable box, you ought to factory reset it before patching
27 Jul 21:07 | 19
Updated
Garmin staggers back to its feet: Aviation systems seem to be lagging, though. Here's why
Somebody light that pilot light
27 Jul 14:37 | 47
Security
UKIP blackmail, data breach sueball allegations were groundless, rules High Court
Tawdry political scuffle over database access binned for lack of evidence
27 Jul 08:07 | 20
In Brief
Psst.. You may want to patch this under-attack data-leaking Cisco bug – and these Ripple20 hijack flaws
Plus: US govt sounds the alarm on industrial equipment attacks
25 Jul 01:14 | 4
Security
It's a Meow-nixed system, I know this: Purr-fect storm of 3,000+ insecure databases – and a data-wiping bot
ProtoVPN IP range fingrered as source of destructive attacks
24 Jul 21:18 | 35
Security
Cabinet Office takes over control of UK government data: Mundane machinery or Machiavellian manoeuvrings?
Argh! Dominic Cummings' department! Everybody panic!
24 Jul 15:25 | 56
Security
Brit unis hit in Blackbaud hack inform students that their data was nicked, which has gone as well as you might expect
That cloudy CRM firm paid ransom doesn't fill anyone with confidence
24 Jul 13:55 | 26
Security
UK's NCSC reveals Premier League footie clubs to be ripe pickings for cybercrooks: One almost lost £1m to BEC attack
Switch on, urges GCHQ-backed public security agency
24 Jul 11:03 | 10
Security
Raytheon techie who took home radar secrets gets 18 months in the clink in surprise time fraud probe twist
Be careful about bunking off when you're billing your hours to a government
24 Jul 10:16 | 77
Security
Congrats, First American Title Insurance, you've made technology history. For all the wrong reasons
Insurer is first biz to be charged in New York for data security negligence after exposing millions of records to the web
23 Jul 22:55 | 20
Sponsored
Bridgecrew: Our mission is to set cloud security free
Infrastructure-as-Code cloud misconfiguration screw-ups are ‘completely avoidable’
23 Jul 18:00 |
Security
Twitter hack latest: Up to 36 compromised accounts had their private messages read – including a Dutch politician's
Waves subside for now as microblogging site faces tough questions
23 Jul 13:42 | 11
Security
Ubiquiti, go write on the board 100 times, 'I must validate input data before using it'... Update silently breaks IDS/IPS
Bad traffic rules from HQ caused intrusion detection and prevention on gateways to just stop working
23 Jul 10:14 | 11
Security
UK surveillance laws tightened up as most spying demands to be subject to warrants
Retired judges now to take greater part in overseeing council snoopers
23 Jul 09:26 | 25
Security
Shocked I am. Shocked to find that underground bank-card-trading forums are full of liars, cheats, small-time grifters
No honor among thieves
23 Jul 07:04 | 31
