2024

Operation Synergia II sees Interpol swoop on global cyber crims 2024-11-06 at 17:35 By Iain Thomson 22,000 IP addresses taken down, 59 servers seized, 41 arrests in 95 countries Interpol is reporting a big win after a massive combined operation against online criminals made 41 arrests and seized hardware thought to be used for nefarious

Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after update labeling error 2024-11-06 at 16:48 By Richard Speed Screens sprayed with coffee after techies find Microsoft’s latest OS in unexpected places Administrators are reporting unexpected appearances of Windows Server 2025 after what was published as a security update turned out to be a complete operating

New Winos 4.0 Malware Infects Gamers Through Malicious Game Optimization Apps 2024-11-06 at 16:48 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning that a command-and-control (C&C) framework called Winos is being distributed within gaming-related applications like installation tools, speed boosters, and optimization utilities. “Winos 4.0 is an advanced malicious framework that offers comprehensive functionality, a stable architecture, and

AT&T settles claims it misappropriated subsidies, with partial admission of guilt 2024-11-06 at 15:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo Changes at the telco giant called for to prevent future abuse AT&T settled with the FCC over claims it submitted false information to obtain funding from US broadband subsidy programs for low-income customers. … This article is an excerpt

UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker 2024-11-06 at 15:05 By Dan Robinson Government invokes National Security and Investment Act The British government has ordered a China-owned entity to sell its stake in a Scottish chip company under the authority of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.… This article is

Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption 2024-11-06 at 14:18 By Connor Jones Experts say incident has ‘all the hallmarks of ransomware’ Telematics tech biz Microlise says an attack that hit its network likely did not expose customer data, although staff aren’t so lucky.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

9 Steps to Get CTEM on Your 2025 Budgetary Radar 2024-11-06 at 13:48 By Budget season is upon us, and everyone in your organization is vying for their slice of the pie. Every year, every department has a pet project that they present as absolutely essential to profitability, business continuity, and quite possibly the future

Want advice from UK government website about tax ‘n’ stuff? Talk to the chatbot 2024-11-06 at 12:42 By Richard Speed Need to know how to set up a business? There’s an (experimental) AI for that From the department of “this will go well” comes confirmation UK government is trialling an experimental chatbot with 15,000 business

INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime 2024-11-06 at 12:42 By INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation. Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from April 1 to August 31, 2024, targeting phishing,

Why we’re still waiting for Canonical’s immutable Ubuntu Core Desktop 2024-11-06 at 11:34 By Liam Proven ‘First impressions matter’ but a KDE flavor is in the making – and more publicly at that Ubuntu Summit 2024  At this year’s Ubuntu Summit in The Hague, we were really hoping to hear some news about Canonical’s new

Dow swaps Intel for Nvidia leaving no index free from wild AI volatility 2024-11-06 at 10:46 By Tobias Mann Won’t make a difference for institutional investors, but retail traders be warned, analyst tells El Reg On Friday, Nvidia will supplant Intel after 25 years as the semiconductor sector’s representative on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.…