Ubuntu 25.10 fitted with Rust-written admin tool by default for memory safety’s sake Canonical’s Ubuntu 25.10 is set to make sudo-rs, a Rust-based rework of the classic sudo utility, the default – part of a push to cut memory-related security…
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PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Crooks may have lied
Now individual school districts extorted by fiends An education tech provider that paid a ransom to prevent the leak of stolen student and teacher data is now watching its school district customers get individually extorted by either the same ransomware…
After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan – jobs cuts, leaning on AI
CEO: Neural net tech ‘flattens our hiring curve, helps us innovate’ CrowdStrike – the Texas antivirus slinger famous for crashing millions of Windows machines last year – plans to cut five percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, in…
Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos
Judge allows aspects of passenger lawsuit to proceed A federal judge has cleared the runway for a class action from disgruntled passengers against Delta Air Lines as turbulence from last year’s CrowdStrike debacle continues to buffet the carrier.… This article…
You’ll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection
We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the slurpiest mobile browser of them all? The answer, according to VPN vendor Surfshark, is Chrome.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports
Lead dev likens flood to ‘effectively being DDoSed’ Curl project founder Daniel Stenberg is fed up with of the deluge of AI-generated “slop” bug reports and recently introduced a checkbox to screen low-effort submissions that are draining maintainers’ time.… This…
New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts
Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote New Zealand’s government has signaled its support for a bill to ban social media for children under 16, but without explicitly making it a government…
Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle
Don’t f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy on supposedly secure…
Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp snoop drama
Don’t f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy on supposedly secure…
Computacenter IT guy let girlfriend into Deutsche Bank server rooms, says fired whistleblower
What was the plan, showing her his big iron? A now-former manager at Computacenter claims he was unfairly fired after alerting management that a colleague was repeatedly giving his girlfriend unauthorized access to Deutsche Bank’s server rooms.… This article has…
Pentagon declares war on ‘outdated’ software buying, opens fire on open source
(If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests) The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its “outdated” software procurement systems, and insists it’s putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes.… This article has been…
Pentagon declares war on ‘outdated’ software buying
(If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests) The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its “outdated” software procurement systems, and insists it’s putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes.… This article has been…
CISA slammed for role in ‘censorship industrial complex’ as budget faces possible $500M cut
Because who needs cybersecurity when there’s culture wars to win President Trump’s dream 2026 budget would gut the US govt’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, by $491 million – about 17 percent – and accuses the organization of…
Signal chat app clone used by Signalgate’s Waltz was apparently an insecure mess
No, really? That’s a shocking surprise An unidentified miscreant is said to have obtained US government communications from TeleMessage, a messaging and archiving app based on the open-source Signal app and used by ousted national security advisor Michael Waltz.… This…
Trump promises protection for TikTok, for which he has a ‘warm spot in my heart’
Hails DOGE operatives for computer skills during interview in which he also flubbed some tech investment figures US President Donald Trump has said TikTok will be “very strongly protected” as the made-in-China social network has “a warm spot in my…
India’s chipmaking ambitions hurt by Zoho’s no-go and Adani unease
PLUS: China spring cleans its AIs; South Korea fines Meta, probes Broadcom; and more! PLUS: China spring cleans its AIs; South Korea fines Meta, probes Broadcom; and more! India’s ambition to become a global semiconductor manufacturing player went backwards last…
Microsoft tries to knife passwords once and for all – at least for consumers
PLUS: AirPlay exploits; Six-year old backdoor opens; Raytheon settles federal charges; and more! Infosec In Brief Microsoft has decided to push its consumer customers to dump password in favor of passkeys.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
RSAC wrap: AI and China on everything, everywhere, all at once
With North Korean IT workers storming the gates, too RSAC Another RSAC has come and gone, with almost 44,000 attendees this year spread across San Francisco’s Moscone Center and the surrounding facilities, according to conference organizers. Hopefully, all of us…
Altman’s eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America
El Reg checks out shop in SF On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition: Come on in, let a metal orb scan your irises, and walk out with a new online profile that promises…
Disney Slack attack wasn’t Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware
A 25-year-old California man pleaded guilty to stealing and dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse When someone stole more than a terabyte of data from Disney last year, it was believed to be the work of Russian…