Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the sickness We need to make taking IT systems 'off the books' a problem for corporate types Opinion  It's been a devastating few weeks for UK retail giants. Marks and Spencer, the Co-Op, and now uber-posh Harrods have had massive disruptions due to ransomware attacks taking systems down for prolonged periods.… #theregister #IT

Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the illness

Opinion: We need to make taking IT systems 'off the books' a problem for corporate types

So your [expletive] test failed. So [obscene participle] what? It was acceptable in the '80s Who, Me?  Sometimes, a favor done for friends years ago can come back to bite you in a very corporate way. Welcome to another cautionary tale from the files of Who, Me?… #theregister #IT

So your [expletive] test failed. So %&* what?

Who, Me?: It was acceptable in the '80s

US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired Some see an action to benefit Elon. The White House sees an agency obsessed with DEI The head of the US Copyright Office has reportedly been fired, the day after agency concluded that builders of AI models use of copyrighted material went beyond existing doctrines of fair use.… #theregister #IT

Copyright Office thinks AI companies sometimes stole content

: Some see an action to benefit Elon. The White House sees an agency obsessed with DEI

DOGE worker's old creds found exposed in infostealer malware dumps PLUS: Celsius scammer sent to slammer; Death-by-hacking victim warns you're never safe; and more Infosec in brief  Good cybersecurity habits don't appear to qualify anyone to work at DOGE, as one Musk minion seemingly fell victim to infostealer malware.… #theregister #IT

DOGE worker’s old creds found in malware data dumps

Infosec in brief: PLUS: Celsius scammer sent to slammer; Death-by-hacking victim warns you're never safe; and more

TikTok's Chinese app - Douyin - in trouble after spat over the price of jade PLUS: Huawei's Windows-free PC appears; Robo-car rentals come to China; Europe, India, collab in space; and more Asia In Brief  Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, has struck trouble at home after a user falsely claimed a retailer sold inferior jade products at enormous and unjustified markups.… #theregister #IT

TikTok in trouble at home after spat over the price of jade

Asia In Brief: PLUS: Huawei's Windows-free PC appears; Robo-car rentals come to China; Europe, India, collab in space; and more

You think ransomware is bad now? Wait until it infects CPUs Rapid7 threat hunter told The Reg wrote a PoC. No he's not releasing it RSAC  If Rapid7's Christiaan Beek decided to change careers and become a ransomware criminal, he knows exactly how he'd innovate: CPU ransomware.… #theregister #IT

You think ransomware is bad? Wait until it infects CPUs

RSAC: Rapid7 threat hunter wrote a PoC. No, he's not releasing it

Feds disrupt proxy-for-hire botnet, indict four alleged net miscreants The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace Earlier this week, the FBI urged folks to bin aging routers vulnerable to hijacking, citing ongoing attacks linked to TheMoon malware. In a related move, the US Department of Justice unsealed indictments against four foreign nationals accused of running … #theregister #IT

End-of-life router botnet shut, 4

: The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace

UK Ministry of Defence is spending less with US biz, and more with Europeans France's share of MOD cash is growing while the US's shrinks The UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) is gradually shifting its spending from the US to Europe, according to research from Tussell.… #theregister #IT

The UK

: France's share of MOD cash is growing while the US's shrinks

Yolk's on you – eggs break less when they land sideways MIT research team proves pop science eggsplanation wrong It might sound like common sense – and it's echoed by science communicators and even ChatGPT – but it's wrong. New research shows eggs are less likely to crack when they land on their side than on their end.… #theregister #IT

Yolk

: MIT research team proves pop science eggsplanation wrong

Nip chip smugglers by building trackers into GPUs, US Senator suggests AI phone home Despite stiff export controls on the legitimate sale of AI accelerators to China, stemming the flow of gray market GPUs streaming into the Middle Kingdom remains a point of concern for American lawmakers.… #theregister #IT

Lawmaker wants to fight chip smuggling with tracking devices

: AI phone home