Suspected Iran-backed attackers targeting European aerospace sector with novel malware Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer Suspected Iranian government-backed online attackers have expanded their European cyber ops with fake job portals and new malware targeting organizations in the defense, manufacturing, telecommunications, and aviation se… #theregister #IT
Linux's love-to-hate projects drop fresh versions: systemd 258 and GNOME 49 Init system update arrives behind schedule while desktop overhaul adds app and HDR polish There are fresh new releases of two of the more controversial and divisive projects in the Linux world for everyone to argue about… and then adopt anyway.… #theregister #IT
UK.gov ditching 'Red' risk data sharing project after slashing £0.5B budget in half Meanwhile soon to be intergrated Integrated Data Programme still relies on Lotus Notes, for now A flagship Office for National Statistics project to share data across the UK government appears to be ending several years before its time after failing to make enough progress, getting a "Red" risk rating two years in a row… #theregister #IT
UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is blaming Moscow for Britain's latest cyber woes, an attribution that seems about as solid as wet cardboard given the trail of evidence pointing to attackers much closer to home.… #theregister #IT
Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures Managed service provider Node4 has won a £2.4 million (c $3.2 million) damages award against the founder of Microsoft Dynamics consultancy Tisski, after the High Court ruled the company was sold with problematic contracts that were collapsing … #theregister #IT
HCL stretches support window for Domino v9/v10 despite repeated end-of-life deadlines The corpse of Lotus Notes keeps twitching Some software is more difficult to kill than a horror movie villain, it seems, as Domino and Notes versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x are now set to limp on until the end of this decade.… #theregister #IT
How I learned to stop worrying and love the datacenter Stargates or black holes? Risks and rewards from the B(r)itbarn boom Comment  The UK has bitterly expensive power, an energy minister who sees electricity as bad, a lethargic planning system, and a grid with a backlog for connections running to 2039.… #theregister #IT
EV charging biz zaps customers with data leak scare Names, emails unplugged in DCS support snafu – but 'billing is safe' An electric vehicle charging point provider is telling users that their data may be compromised, following a recent security "incident" at a service provider.… #theregister #IT
China tells grumps, trolls, and AIs to stop emoting online Cracks down on malicious pessimism and expressions of ennui China’s Cyberspace Administration yesterday announced a two-month campaign to quash netizens who “maliciously incite negative emotions”.… #theregister #IT
One of TikTok’s network boffins says it causes ‘massive data wastage’ China funded research could help video app's new American operators cut costs by 40 percent Before Larry Ellison, Michael Dell and Rupert Murdoch put pen to paper to take over TikTok’s US operations from ByteDance, they might want to consider that one of the Chinese company’s network boffins thinks the app and other… #theregister #IT