Meta's pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group
Company 'strongly disagrees' with law infringement allegations
Personal Tech23 Jan 2025 | 31
Security
FortiGate config leaks: Victims' email addresses published online
Experts warn not to take SNAFU lightly as years-long compromises could remain undetected
Cyber-crime23 Jan 2025 | 8
Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users
Plus: 'Largest-ever' duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps
Networks23 Jan 2025 | 7
Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024
And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help Britain
Channel23 Jan 2025 | 32
Asus lets processor security fix slip out early, AMD confirms patch in progress
Updated Answers on a postcard to what 'Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability' might mean
Patches23 Jan 2025 | 11
Oracle emits 603 patches, names one it wants you to worry about soon
Old flaws that keep causing trouble haunt Big Red
Patches23 Jan 2025 |
Trump 'waved a white flag to Chinese hackers' as Homeland Security axed cyber advisory boards
And: America 'has never been less secure,' retired rear admiral tells Congress
Security22 Jan 2025 | 94
Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions
Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2025 | 6
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Why Digital Trust and crypto-agility are essential to authentication and data security
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Microsoft issues out-of-band fix for Windows Server 2022 NUMA glitch
Update addresses boot failures on multi-node systems
Patches22 Jan 2025 | 6
Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin
Ross Ulbricht's family are now appealing for donations to support his reintegration into society
Legal22 Jan 2025 | 136
Infosec was literally the last item in Trump's policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch
Feature Everyone agrees defense matters. How to do it is up for debate
CSO22 Jan 2025 | 20
Ransomware scum make it personal for Reg readers by impersonating tech support
That invitation to a Teams call on which IT promises to mop up a spamstorm may not be what it seems
CSO22 Jan 2025 | 18
PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
Updated Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2025 | 31
Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day
Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data shows
Patches21 Jan 2025 | 3
HPE probes IntelBroker's bold data theft boasts
Incident response protocols engaged following claims of source code burglary
Cyber-crime21 Jan 2025 |
Banks must keep ahead of risks and reap AI rewards
AI has transformed banking across APAC. But is this transformation secure?
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Hackers game out infowar against China with the US Navy
Taipei invites infosec bods to come and play on its home turf
Public Sector20 Jan 2025 | 5
How to leave the submarine cable cutters all at sea – go Swedish
Opinion Clear rules and guaranteed consequences concentrate the mind wonderfully. Just ask a Russian
Networks20 Jan 2025 | 111
Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime
Cyber-crime20 Jan 2025 | 103
Sage Copilot grounded briefly to fix AI misbehavior
'Minor issue' with showing accounting customers 'unrelated business information' required repairs
AI + ML20 Jan 2025 | 23
Datacus extractus: Harry Potter publisher breached without resorting to magic
Infosec in brief PLUS: Allstate sued for allegedly tracking drivers; Dutch DDoS; More fake jobs from Pyongyang; and more
Security20 Jan 2025 | 7
When food delivery apps reached Indonesia, everyone put on weight
Asia In Brief PLUS: Salt Typhoon and IT worker scammers sanctioned; Alibaba Cloud’s K8s go global; Amazon acquires Indian BNPL company
Software20 Jan 2025 | 5
Donald Trump proposes US govt acquire half of TikTok, which thanks him and restores service
The same Florida Man who wanted to ban the app in the first place
Public Sector20 Jan 2025 | 124
OpenAI's ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, answering your queries
The S in LLM stands for Security
AI + ML19 Jan 2025 | 31
FCC to telcos: By law you must secure your networks from foreign spies. Get on it
Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping
CSO17 Jan 2025 | 29
Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it
Analysis Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there's something for everyone in the presidential directive
Public Sector17 Jan 2025 | 40
Fortinet: FortiGate config leaks are genuine but misleading
Competition hots up with Ivanti over who can have the worst start to a year
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 5
Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban
Updated With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be over
Security17 Jan 2025 | 47
Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day
Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast
Patches17 Jan 2025 | 21
Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 13
Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond's own products
If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever
AI + ML17 Jan 2025 | 85
Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling
Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in
AI + ML17 Jan 2025 | 11
GM parks claims that driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums
We'll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC
Personal Tech17 Jan 2025 | 40
Russia's Star Blizzard phishing crew caught targeting WhatsApp accounts
updated FSB cyberspies venture into a new app for espionage, Microsoft says
Security16 Jan 2025 | 4
Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M
That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2025 | 1
Raspberry Pi hands out prizes to all in the RP2350 Hacking Challenge
Power-induced glitches, lasers, and electromagnetic fields are all tools of the trade
Security16 Jan 2025 | 18
Infoseccer: Private security biz let guard down, exposed 120K+ files
Assist Security’s client list includes fashion icons, critical infrastructure orgs
Security16 Jan 2025 | 14
GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and 'several major breaches'
Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools
CSO15 Jan 2025 | 13
DJI loosens flight restrictions, decides to trust operators to follow FAA rules
Right after one of its drones crashed into an aircraft fighting California wildfires? Great timing
Security15 Jan 2025 | 17
China's Salt Typhoon spies spotted on US govt networks before telcos, CISA boss says
We are only seeing 'the tip of the iceberg,' Easterly warns
Security15 Jan 2025 | 11
Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition
You may not need to go full Juggalo for the sake of privacy
AI + ML15 Jan 2025 | 47
Windows Patch Tuesday hits snag with Citrix software, workarounds published
Microsoft starts 2025 as it hopefully doesn't mean to go on
Patches15 Jan 2025 | 8
Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year
US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2025 | 13
Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V
Patch Tuesday Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life's too Snort for Cisco
Patches15 Jan 2025 | 7
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn!
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 31
Snyk appears to deploy 'malicious' packages targeting Cursor for unknown reason
Updated Packages removed, vendor said to have apologized to AI code editor as onlookers say it could have been a test
Security14 Jan 2025 | 1
It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board
Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do
Security14 Jan 2025 | 150
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license'
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 25
Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day used
Updated Ransomware 'not off the table,' Arctic Wolf threat hunter tells El Reg
Networks14 Jan 2025 | 26
Cryptojacking, backdoors abound as fiends abuse Aviatrix Controller bug
This is what happens when you publish PoCs immediately, hm?
Patches13 Jan 2025 | 1
Microsoft sues 'foreign-based' cyber-crooks, seizes sites used to abuse AI
Scumbags stole API keys, then started a hacking-as-a-service biz, it is claimed
Security13 Jan 2025 | 4
Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions
It's fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday
Security13 Jan 2025 | 10
NATO's newest member comes out swinging following latest Baltic Sea cable attack
'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts
Networks13 Jan 2025 | 52
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days
'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys
Research13 Jan 2025 | 5
Nominet probes network intrusion linked to Ivanti zero-day exploit
Unauthorized activity detected, but no backdoors found
Security13 Jan 2025 | 6
Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules
Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more
Security13 Jan 2025 | 15
Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases
Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 7
Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data
Details of afflictions and care plastered online
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 8
Devs sent into security panic by 'feature that was helpful … until it wasn't'
On Call Screenshot showed it wasn't a possible attack – unless you qualify everything Google does as a threat
SaaS10 Jan 2025 | 79
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