Security
Ransomware-hit law firm secures High Court judgment against unknown criminals
You tell 'em, 4 New Square chambers
16 Sep 15:15 |
Security
DSEI 2021
Computer and data scientists should be as highly regarded as 'warriors' says top UK cybergeneral
Translation: Skills shortage here!
16 Sep 12:14 | 9
Feature
De-identify, re-identify: Anonymised data's dirty little secret
Jeffrey Singh, stamp-collecting bachelor (35) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin – is that you?
16 Sep 08:28 | 36
Security
It's time to delete that hunter2 password from your Microsoft account, says IT giant
And go passwordless, use auth app, keys, Windows Hello, or codes to login
16 Sep 05:58 | 44
Security
This is AUKUS for China – US, UK, Australia reveal defence tech-sharing pact
Will build nuke-powered subs together and share cyber, AI, quantum and mysterious 'undersea capabilities' tech
16 Sep 03:27 | 76
Security
Ransomware crims saying 'We'll burn your data if you get a negotiator' can't be legally paid off anyway
Grief Corp are already under US sanctions, says Emsisoft
15 Sep 11:33 | 54
Security
Ex-US intel, military trio were cyber-mercenaries for UAE, say prosecutors
Three men charged with breaking export, security laws, agree to deal after infiltrating smartphones with zero-click exploits
15 Sep 06:45 | 21
Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's end-of-summer software security cleanse crushes more than 80 bugs
Hole in Azure Linux guest agent, MSHTML exploit tackled, and much more – Plus: Adobe and SAP issue updates
15 Sep 00:00 | 3
Security
Krita art app users targeted by ransomware posing as paid 'collaboration' opportunities
Artists advised to delete emails asking them to download 'media bundle'
14 Sep 19:27 | 2
Security
Security bods boost Apple iPhone hardware attack research with iTimed toolkit
'The first complete infrastructure to enable general-purpose hardware security experiments on the Apple iPhone SoCs,' they claim
14 Sep 16:45 |
Security
Brits open doors for tech-enabled fraudsters because they 'don't want to seem rude'
Impersonation scams and smishing rocket, say UK Finance and Which?
14 Sep 15:15 | 24
Security
Thousands of internet-connected databases contain high or critical CVEs, says report by cloud security biz
Put your data on someone else's computer to keep it safe, urges Imperva
14 Sep 11:30 | 14
Security
ExpressVPN bought for $1bn by Brit biz with an intriguing history in adware
'Kape has moved on from those times'
14 Sep 07:39 | 23
Updated
Apple emergency patches fix zero-click iMessage bug used to inject NSO spyware
Separate flaw in WebKit also under attack squashed, too – and two zero-days in Chrome, as well
13 Sep 23:06 | 54
Security
How a glitch in the Matrix led to apps potentially exposing encrypted chats
Forget Agent Smith, we want to see Neo fighting implementation bugs
13 Sep 20:22 | 7
Updated
Open redirect on UK council website was being used for Royal Mail-themed parcel payments scam
Homes4Wiltshire, aka Homes4Spammers
13 Sep 15:15 | 2
Security
You can 'go your own way' over GDPR, says UK's new Information Commissioner
Tells committee: I know I said Facebook was 'morally bankrupt' but...
13 Sep 09:15 | 101
Security
WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys
Funny how 'privacy-focused' Apple and Google haven't managed that
11 Sep 01:21 | 33
Security
Hey – how did you get in here? Number one app security weakness of 2021 was borked access control, says OWASP
Org releases its top ten list of bad things software vendors do
10 Sep 18:35 | 7
Security
McDonald's email blunder broadcasts database creds to comedy competition winners
Finder tells El Reg of struggle to report snafu
09 Sep 12:58 | 51
Popular
Science
Boffins say Martian colonists could pee in buckets, give blood if they want shelter
In terms of building materials, Mars has nothing to offer but blood, soil, sweat and tears. And urine. Lots of urine
Edge + IoT
Ex-DJI veep: There was no drone at Gatwick during 2018's hysterical shutdown
Bold words from Boston Dynamics' new man
Security
Ransomware crims saying 'We'll burn your data if you get a negotiator' can't be legally paid off anyway
Grief Corp are already under US sanctions, says Emsisoft
Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's end-of-summer software security cleanse crushes more than 80 bugs
Hole in Azure Linux guest agent, MSHTML exploit tackled, and much more – Plus: Adobe and SAP issue updates
Software
Linux kernel minimum compiler raised to GCC 5.1, allowing potential C11 use
Change also has handy side effect of fixing some warnings as errors
Bootnotes
The Register speaks to one of the designers behind the latest Lego Ideas marvel: A clockwork solar system
Who needs a 3,000-piece orrery? We do, of course
Security
Brits open doors for tech-enabled fraudsters because they 'don't want to seem rude'
Impersonation scams and smishing rocket, say UK Finance and Which?
Personal Tech
Apple debuts iPhone 13 with 1TB option, two iPad models, Series 7 Watch
Come for superlatives and executive enthusiasm, stay for the photographic enhancements
Legal
Wikipedia bans seven Chinese users amid concerns of 'infiltration, physical harm'
Removes sysop privileges for another dozen, warns more about doxing, frets about preserving freedom to edit in the face of hostile regimes
AI + ML
US Air Force puts Godzilla in charge of autonomous warfare effort with Project Kaiju
Pulls Mothra, Mecha Rodan, King Ghidorah, Kumonga, and even King Kong along for the $150m ride
STORIES
Security
LA cops told to harvest social media handles from people they stop, suspect or not
Policies revealed after long battle for transparency and accountability
09 Sep 03:50 | 106
Security
Microsoft fixes flaw that could leak data between users of Azure container services
No data went awry, Cosmos DB had a similar bug just two weeks ago
09 Sep 02:56 | 3
Security
New Zealand DDoS wave targets banks, post offices, weather forecasters and more
Nobody from government will say a word about who's behind it
08 Sep 19:36 | 5
Security
Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash
'I am a firm supporter of privacy,' Sir Tim declares - even as the service is lambasted over IP logging
08 Sep 18:55 | 16
Security
3 years, 17 alphas, 2 betas, and over 7,500 commits later, OpenSSL version 3 is here
What have we learned during that time? Quite a bit, it appears
08 Sep 17:27 | 13
Opinion
UK.gov is launching an anti-Facebook encryption push. Don't think of the children: Think of the nuances and edge cases instead
You can't reduce such a vital issue to concern over paedophiles and terrorists
08 Sep 13:44 | 132
Security
AT&T Alien Labs warns of 'zero or low detection' for TeamTNT's latest malware bundle
Chimaera toolkit found on 'thousands' of Windows, Linux, and container systems worldwide
08 Sep 12:15 | 3
Security
Global pandemic was good for business, say UK infosec pros – but we're still burning out
Chartered Institute of Information Security reveals what you're all thinking
08 Sep 11:28 | 4
Feature
Patch now? Why enterprise exploits are still partying like it's 1999
Am I only dreaming, or is this burning an Eternal Blue?
08 Sep 09:13 | 28
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08 Sep 07:30 |
Security
Miscreants fling booby-trapped Office files at victims, no patch yet, says Microsoft
ActiveX and MSHTML, the gift that keeps on giving ... to intruders
07 Sep 22:20 | 31
Security
Can WhatsApp moderators really read your encrypted texts? Yes ... if you forward them to the abuse dept
Where did people think spam and harassment reports were going?
07 Sep 21:13 | 24
Security
British data watchdog brings cookies to G7 meeting – pop-up consent requests, not the delicious baked treats
Why are they asking G7 to do their job for them, muses critic
07 Sep 12:20 | 48
Security
ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested
Cops can read the SMTP spec too, y'know
07 Sep 11:31 | 114
Security
Guntrader breach perp: I don't think it's a crime to dump 111k people's details online in Google Earth format
Plus: Police aren't treating breaches as terror offence
07 Sep 10:01 | 136
Security
Glasgow firm fined £150k after half a million nuisance calls, spoofing phone number, using false trading names
DialADeal is no longer operating
07 Sep 08:29 | 52
