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Anthropic sues US government after unprecedented national security designation 2026-03-06 at 16:52 By Connor Jones Brands Trump administration decision ‘legally unsound’ and has ‘no choice but to challenge it in court’ AI giant Anthropic says that it has “no choice” but to sue the US government after being officially designated a supply chain risk to […]

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t smack Moon in 2032, boffins confirm 2026-03-06 at 16:52 By Richard Speed Humanity and its neighbor safe from this menace at least Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 might hit the Moon on December 22, 2032.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Washington reportedly moves to tighten leash on AI chip exports 2026-03-06 at 15:56 By Dan Robinson Draft rules could force Nvidia and AMD to seek government approval before selling abroad The Trump administration is reportedly planning new restrictions on GPU exports, aimed not only at controlling who gets them, but at driving AI investment back […]

Microsoft spots ClickFix campaign getting users to self-pwn on Windows Terminal 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Carly Page Crooks tweak familiar copy-paste ruse so that victims run malicious commands themselves A new twist on the long-running ClickFix scam is now tricking Windows users into launching Windows Terminal and pasting malware into it themselves – handing the […]

Son of government contractor arrested after alleged $46M crypto heist from US Marshals 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Connor Jones FBI and French GIGN swoop on Saint Martin, John Daghita in cuffs The son of a government contractor was arrested in the Caribbean after allegedly stealing more than $46 million in seized cryptocurrency from the US […]

Microsoft kicks new Outlook opt-out deadline down the road to 2027 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Richard Speed Admins get another year before migration pressure ramps up Microsoft has delayed the opt-out phase for the new enterprise version of Outlook to 2027, giving administrators another 12 months to get ready for migration.… This article is an […]

UK peers warn weakening AI copyright law could hammer creative industries 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Lindsay Clark House of Lords committee says ministers must not trade a £124B sector for promises of future tech growth Britain’s creative industries will face significant damage unless the government strengthens AI copyright law, according to a House of Lords […]

Norway’s Consumer Council takes aim at enshittification 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Liam Proven Its aim is wide, covering everything from social networks to GenAI Norway’s Forbrukerrådet consumer council is taking aim at the creeping enshittification of modern life in a 100-page report – and a splendid four-minute video which we highly recommend.… This article is […]

UK Treasury not sure about ditching Oracle to join £1.7 billion shared services program it is funding 2026-03-06 at 13:37 By Lindsay Clark It promised £1.15B… but finance ministry yet to show ‘formal commitment’ to adopt Workday SaaS, watchdog says The UK’s Treasury is yet to fully commit to joining a multi-billion pound ERP and […]

Transport for London says 2024 breach affected 7M customers, not 5,000 2026-03-06 at 13:09 By Carly Page Authority says attackers accessed systems holding data tied to millions of Oyster and contactless users Transport for London has confirmed that a 2024 breach exposed the data of more than 7 million people – a far larger crowd […]

The MSP Guide to Using AI-Powered Risk Management to Scale Cybersecurity 2026-03-06 at 13:09 By Scaling cybersecurity services as an MSP or MSSP requires technical expertise and a business model that delivers measurable value at scale. Risk-based cybersecurity is the foundation of that model. When done right, it builds client trust, increases upsell opportunities, and […]

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Hackers Target U.S. Networks With New Dindoor Backdoor 2026-03-06 at 13:09 By New research from Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team has discovered evidence of an Iranian hacking group embedding itself in several U.S. companies’ networks, including banks, airports, non-profit, and the Israeli arm of a software company. The activity has […]

UK mobilizes lawyers to keep report on Gatwick ‘drone’ chaos under wraps 2026-03-06 at 12:18 By Connor Jones Seven-year Freedom of Information battle heads to tribunal Exclusive  The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is assembling government lawyers to fight the Information Commissioner’s decision that it must release a document summarizing the lessons from the 2018 […]

Altman said no to military AI abuses – then signed Pentagon deal anyway 2026-03-06 at 11:32 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols OpenAI CEO’s principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived Opinion  A week ago today, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he’d draw the same lines as Anthropic. By that night, he’d signed a Department […]

World Cup Safety and Security Is About More than Just Crime 2026-03-06 at 11:32 By The 2026 World Cup tests every framework of public safety. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

China-Linked Hackers Use TernDoor, PeerTime, BruteEntry in South American Telecom Attacks 2026-03-06 at 11:32 By A China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure in South America since 2024, targeting Windows and Linux systems and edge devices with three different implants. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the […]

Microsoft Reveals ClickFix Campaign Using Windows Terminal to Deploy Lumma Stealer 2026-03-06 at 10:10 By Microsoft on Thursday disclosed details of a new widespread ClickFix social engineering campaign that has leveraged the Windows Terminal app as a way to activate a sophisticated attack chain and deploy the Lumma Stealer malware. The activity, observed in February […]

Hikvision and Rockwell Automation CVSS 9.8 Flaws Added to CISA KEV Catalog 2026-03-06 at 10:10 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – […]

Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities 2026-03-06 at 08:30 By Cisco has disclosed that two more vulnerabilities affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2026-20122 (CVSS score: 7.1) – An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability that […]

Microsoft previews tech to ease creation of keyboard-accessible websites 2026-03-06 at 07:58 By Simon Sharwood ‘focusgroup’ has nothing to do with market research, offers devs faster coding and faster websites for everyone Microsoft has started a preview of technology that eases the task of developing websites with complex navigation elements that don’t need a pointing […]