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Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials 2026-03-13 at 16:54 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled […]

White shoe law firm Fried Frank quashes rumors that it’s slashing hires because of AI bots 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Charles Gasparino Fried Frank says AI will be used to make lawyers more productive, enabling them to spend more time with clients and focus on the big stuff. This article is an excerpt from Latest

Microsoft veteran Rajesh Jha prepares to retire, triggers yet another reorg 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Richard Speed 35-year staffer comes from time before company’s cloud and Copilot obsessions Microsoft Executive Vice President (EVP) for Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, is retiring from Microsoft after more than 35 years at the Redmond grindstone.… This article is

Watchdog boss calls Capita’s £370M DWP win ‘extraordinary’ amid pension portal dumpster fire 2026-03-13 at 16:30 By Lindsay Clark PAC chair asks Cabinet Office if anyone bothered telling dept about the shambles before handing over the keys The chair of the UK Parliament’s public spending watchdog has dubbed the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP)

Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant 2026-03-13 at 15:35 By Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for

Azure startup credits don’t apply to Claude via Azure AI Foundry, reader finds – after $1,600 charge 2026-03-13 at 15:20 By Richard Speed Gets bounced between Microsoft and Anthropic like a support ticket nobody wants to own Companies using credits bundled with Microsoft for Startups have found some unwelcome surprises on their credit card statements

RAM is getting expensive, so squeeze the most from it 2026-03-13 at 15:19 By Liam Proven Zram versus zswap – two ways to get a quart into a pint pot Linux has two ways to do memory compression – zram and zswap – but you rarely hear about the second. The Register compares and contrasts

NASA pencils in fresh Artemis II Moon launch attempt for April 1 2026-03-13 at 15:02 By Richard Speed ‘When we tank the vehicle … I would like it to be on a day that we could actually launch’ NASA has set April 1 for the Artemis II launch, with engineers preparing the Space Launch System

Interpol cybercrime crackdown leads to 94 arrests, 45,000 IP takedowns 2026-03-13 at 14:46 By Connor Jones Operation Synergia’s third season is the most productive to date Ninety-four people were arrested as part of a global, multi-month cybercrime crackdown, Interpol revealed today.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Atomic Britain: UK plans regulatory reset to boost nuclear power 2026-03-13 at 14:34 By Dan Robinson It wants ‘safe, cost effective, and rapid.’ We say: ‘Good, fast, cheap – you can have 2’ Britain’s government is pushing ahead with nuclear planning and regulatory reforms, aiming to accelerate atomic projects that will power homes and datacenters.…

Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids’ IDs before booting 2026-03-13 at 14:34 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisis Opinion  A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to register before they can use a computer.… This