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Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea
Existing low-level access for security solutions will undergo a rework Microsoft says it's working on Windows to allow endpoint security solutions to operate effectively outside of the operating system's kernel, all with a view to preventing any future CrowdStrike-esque mega-outages....
Boeing union workers in US reject contract: 96% vote to strike
Doubtful processes, risky spacecraft, what else could possibly go wrong? Oh...30,000 staff off work Industrial difficulties can be added to the list of woes at aerospace giant Boeing after members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 voted in favor of strike action....
As Oracle's AWS deal completes Big 3 triumvirate, questions remain over licensing
Some users will see the appeal of Big Red stacking its hardware in Amazon's datacenters Analysis At Big Red's recent CloudWorld shindig in Las Vegas, Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, looked comfortable and relaxed being hosted by arch rival Oracle....
UK watchdog fears Voda-Three merger will balloon phone bills for customers
Analysts claim it would be better for competition though Britain's competition watchdog is worried the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three UK could lead to bigger bills for customers, a view rejected by the companies who see it as a chance to transform the local mobile market with fresh investment....
'Hyperscale customer' to take massive datacenter site near London
'Commercially sensitive' incognito buyer has a lot more support than last group that tried to build a bit barn near M25 Exclusive One of Europe's largest datacenter campuses is scheduled to be built in the UK close to the M25 motorway in Hertfordshire, permission pending, with a yet to be identified hyperscale customer set to take ownership....
Muppet broke the datacenter every day, in its own weighty way
Mr Snuffleupagus turned out to be all too real and bad at database resilience On Call By Friday the weight of the world presses down upon even the most enthusiastic IT pro, which is why The Register uses the last day of the working week to lighten the load with a new instalment of On Call - the reader-contributed column in which we tell your tales of struggling out from under tech support burdens....
OpenAI's latest o1 model family can emulate 'reasoning' – but might overthink things a bit
'Chain of thought' techniques mean latest LLM is better at stepping through complex challenges OpenAI on Thursday introduced o1, its latest large language model family, which it claims is capable of emulating complex reasoning....
Japan to put a small red Swedish house on the Moon
No, you read that right Tokyo-headquartered company ispace announced on Thursday it is sending a tiny toy red Swedish house to the Moon....
Cambodian senator sanctioned by US over alleged forced labor cyber-scam camps
Do not go on holiday to the O Smach Resort The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued sanctions on Thursday against Cambodian entrepreneur and senator Ly Yong Phat, for his "role in serious human rights abuse related to the treatment of trafficked workers subjected to forced labor in online scam centers."...
Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech
With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist' Australia's government has spent the week reining in Big Tech....
Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices
Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels The US Attorney's Office in the District of Massachusetts has seized more than 350 internet domains allegedly used by Chinese outfits to sell US residents kits that convert semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic guns - and silence them as they fire....
Fortinet admits miscreant got hold of customer data in the cloud
That would explain this 440GB leak, then Fortinet has admitted that bad actors accessed cloud-hosted data about its customers, but insisted it was a "limited number" of files. The question is: how limited is "limited"?...
'Hadooken' Linux malware targets Oracle WebLogic servers
Nastyware seeks creds, mines crypto, and plants ransomware that isnt deployed - for now? An unknown attacker is exploiting weak passwords to break into Oracle WebLogic servers and deploy an emerging Linux malware called Hadooken, according to researchers from cloud security outfit Aqua....
FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns
SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit When Elon Musk's Starlink hit its 7,000th broadband satellite milestone, it's unlikely he expected the FCC chair to suggest his space dominance might be stifling competition-but here we are....
Unity scraps hated runtime fees, hits devs with subscription hikes instead
Insert coin to continue Unity has decided to scrap its hated runtime fees and return to the old ways of billing, along with making some considerable price hikes....
I stole 20GB of data from Capgemini – and now I'm leaking it, says cyber-crook
Allegedly pilfered database has source code, private keys, staff info, T-Mobile VM logs, more A miscreant claims to have broken into Capgemini and leaked a large amount of sensitive data stolen from the technology services giant - including source code, credentials, and T-Mobile's virtual machine logs....
Google sued for using trademarked Gemini name for AI service
Even the chatbot allegedly admits to infringement claim Gemini Data, which offers an enterprise AI platform, has sued Google for calling its own AI service by the same name....
Mastercard splurges $2.65B on another big cyber purchase – Recorded Future
Oh, turns out there are some things money can buy Mastercard has added another security asset to its growing portfolio, laying down $2.65 billion for threat intelligence giant Recorded Future....
Adobe fixed Acrobat bug, neglected to mention whole zero-day exploit thing
SaaS seller sets severity to 'critical' Adobe's patch for a remote code execution (RCE) bug in Acrobat this week doesn't mention that the vulnerability is considered a zero-day nor that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists, a researcher warns....
Boeing to launch quantum comms satellite testbed in 2026
After Starliner stumbles, the aerospace giant eyes a new frontier - entanglement swapping in space Undeterred by the problems of its Starliner crewed space capsule, Boeing has a plan to do a bit of uncrewed science - launching a satellite upon which it will run a demo of quantum entanglement swapping that could help enable secure comms....
Google Chrome gets a mind of its own for some security fixes
Browser becomes more proactive about trimming unneeded permissions and deceptive notifications Google has enhanced Chrome's Safety Check so that it can make some security decisions on the user's behalf....
Transport for London confirms 5,000 users' bank data exposed, pulls large chunks of IT infra offline
NCA confirms arrest of 17-year-old 'on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences' - now bailed Transport for London's ongoing cyber incident has taken a dark turn as the organization confirmed that some data, including bank details, might have been accessed, and 30,000 employees' passwords will need to be reset via in-person appointments....
AMD sharpens silicon swords to take on chip and AI rivals
CEO Lisa Su sets sights on being best in GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, everything... as Intel struggles Comment Once the relative minnow of the chip industry, AMD senses blood in the water following a series of missteps by arch-rival Intel, and head honcho Lisa Su is wasting no time in talking up its game plan to investors....
Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage
AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play updated If you're having issues logging into Azure this morning, no - it's not just you: Microsoft has confirmed an issue....
SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission completes first commercial spacewalk
More cautious than 1960s efforts, spacewalk goes off without a hitch SpaceX's inaugural commercial spacewalk - and the first extravehicular activity (EVA) using its spacesuits - has taken place, almost eclipsing yesterday's altitude record....
Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features
CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork Interview Redis is the most popular database on AWS, which is, of course, the most popular cloud. The fact the relatively little known database, which launched in 2009, punches above its weight against well-established rivals might owe a lot to its reputation as a handy off-the-shelf cache developers know and love. Yet for the last couple of years, it has been champing at the bit to be much more....
EU kicks off an inquiry into Google's AI model
Privacy regulator taking a closer look at data privacy and PaLM 2 The European Union's key regulator for data privacy, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), has launched a cross-border inquiry into Google's AI model to ascertain if it complies with the bloc's rules....
About that Windows Installer 'make me admin' security hole. Here's how it's exploited
What kind of OS can be hijacked by clicking a link at just the right time? Microsoft's In this week's Patch Tuesday Microsoft alerted users to, among other vulnerabilities, a flaw in Windows Installer that can be exploited by malware or a rogue user to gain SYSTEM-level privileges to hijack a PC....
UK elevates datacenters to critical national infrastructure status
Dedicated support to be assembled to prevent cyberattacks, IT outages, and bad weather from affecting availability From today, the UK is designating datacenters as critical national infrastructure (CNI). As a result, the sector is expected to get special government support designed to prevent negative economic impacts of IT outages like CrowdStrike's, cyberattacks, and extreme weather events....
NASA engineers play space surgeon in bid to unclog Voyager 1's arteries
'Brilliant' team performs electrical balancing act to keep probe pointed at Earth The tenuous power situation onboard the veteran Voyager 1 spacecraft has required engineers to perform a delicate balancing act while switching between thrusters as fuel lines gradually become clogged....
Mind your header! There's nothing refreshing about phishers' latest tactic
It could lead to a costly BEC situation Palo Alto's Unit 42 threat intel team wants to draw the security industry's attention to an increasingly common tactic used by phishers to harvest victims' credentials....
Pop!_OS 24.04 and new COSMIC desktop reach alpha
It's quite a long way from ready - but it's clearly visible in the distance The latest version of System76's Ubuntu remix is available, but it's not finished by any means. The new Rust-based desktop is somewhat usable, though....
If HDMI screen rips aren't good enough for you pirates, DeCENC is another way to beat web video DRM
Academically interesting technique for poking holes in paywalled tech specs An anti-piracy system to protect online video streams from unauthorized copying is flawed - and can be broken to allow streamed media from Amazon, Netflix, and others to be saved, replayed, and spread at will, we're told....
Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official
Augmented reality meets warped reality A defense ministry official from Belarus has claimed augmented reality game Pokemon GO was a tool of Western intelligence agencies....
Domo arigato, Mr Roboto: Japan's bullet trains to ditch drivers
The Shinkansen have operated without fatalities for sixty years - how hard can it be? One of Japan's major passenger railway operators announced plans on Tuesday to bring fully automated bullet trains into service by the mid-2030s....
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs
Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant Workers at a Samsung Electronics plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have been on strike since Monday, disrupting production as they fight for wage hikes, better hours, and an end to a no-union policy....
Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics
Would paying a ransom - or better security - have been cheaper and safer? A US healthcare giant will pay out $65 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by its own patients after ransomware crooks stole their data - including their nude photographs - and published at least some of them online....
Nvidia CEO to nervous buyers and investors: Chill out, Blackwell production is heating up
AI ROI? Jensen Huang claims infra providers make $5 for every dollar spent on GPUs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has attempted to quell concerns over the reported late arrival of the Blackwell GPU architecture, and the lack of ROI from AI investments....
Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected
No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid Cybercriminals closed some schools in America and Britain this week, preventing kindergarteners in Washington state from attending their first-ever school day and shutting down all internet-based systems for Biggin Hill-area students in England for the next three weeks....
Google bets on carbon capture tech to clean up its mess – in the 2030s
Mountain View backs startup Holocene, hoping to slash emissions costs Google intends to purchase carbon removal credits from a direct air capture provider to help offset its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although the initiative isn't expected to kick off until the next decade....
Major sales and ops overhaul leads to much more activity ... for Meow ransomware gang
You hate to see it The Meow ransomware group has grabbed the second most active gang spot in an unexpected surge in activity following a major brand overhaul....
Hunters International cyber-gang extorts Chinese mega-bank's London HQ
Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot Ransomware gang Hunters International reportedly claims to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a Chinese state-owned bank and financial service corporation, and set a deadline of September 13 to release all the data unless demands are met....
Dell says biz transformation continues. Translation: More layoffs
This follows the tech giant's August plan to cut 12,500 jobs Dell reported a smashing quarter, and employees should be prepared for what that means: Layoffs....
Oracle boasts zettascale 'AI supercomputer,' just don’t ask about precision
Cluster of 131,072 Blackwell GPUs up for grabs starting H1 2025 Comment Oracle says it's already taking orders on a 2.4 zettaFLOPS cluster with "three times as many GPUs as the Frontier supercomputer."...
HPE wants investors to buy shares to help finance $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
27 million Series C Preferred Stock due out on Friday 13 Hewlett Packard Enterprise is turning to investors to help raise upward of $1 billion to fund its expensive purchase of networking rival Juniper....
SpaceX blasts being stuck in bureaucratic orbit as Starship approval slips
Toys launched from pram as Musk's rocketeers stamp feet over paperwork Faced with months of waiting for approval for the next Starship launch, SpaceX has gone on the offensive regarding the red tape surrounding the process and the ongoing environmental assessment....
So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work
A really big oh sh*t moment, for sure For C-suite execs and security leaders, discovering your organization has been breached, your critical systems locked up and your data stolen, then receiving a ransom demand, is probably the worst day of your professional life....
Research suggests more than half of VMware customers are looking to move
Price rises, uncertainty after Broadcom takeover forcing users to look elsewhere for virtualization needs Research published by Civo indicates that more than half of VMware customers are considering leaving the platform under Broadcom's ownership....
Windows 11 users still living in the past face forced update, like it or not
22H2 and 21H2 holdouts about to be dragged to 23H2 Microsoft has warned that a forced update is on the way for Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 users still clinging to the past....
'IT failure' hits blood tests as another critical incident declared by NHS
Unlike in London, foul play isn't suspected The UK's National Health Service's (NHS) capability to deliver pathology services is taking another beating, with a critical incident declared this morning at two hospitals in England....
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