Zscaler latest victim of Salesloft Drift attacks, customer data exposed Joins Google, Palo Alto Networks in the ever-growing supply chain compromise Zscaler is the latest company to disclose some of its customers' data was exposed in the recent spate of Salesloft Drift attacks affecting Salesforce databases.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft rewarded for security failures with another US government contract Free Copilot for any agency who actually wants it Microsoft, the latest tech firm to agree to big software discounts for the US government, is digging even deeper into its bargain bin than the competition by offering a year of free Copilot access to government agencies willing to put up with its ot… #theregister #IT
Salesforce sacrifices 4,000 support jobs on the altar of AI Benioff boasts bots now handle half of customer chats as doubts over reliability linger Speaking ahead of Labor Day – celebrated in the US to recognize the nation's labor movement – Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff said the company had slashed 4,000 customer support roles through the application of AI agents.… #theregister #IT
Tesla Model Ys recalled Down Under for overly enthusiastic electric windows Software glitch means glass may clamp down harder than intended Tesla vehicles sold in Australia have been recalled over a window that could "close with excessive force" on a body part of an unwary driver.… #theregister #IT
Stolen OAuth tokens expose Palo Alto customer data Security firm's Salesforce instance accessed using credentials stolen from Salesloft's Drift platform breach Palo Alto Networks is writing to customers that may have had commercially sensitive data exposed after criminals used stolen OAuth credentials lifted from the Salesloft Drift break-in to gain entry to its Salesforce instance.… #theregister #IT
Apple iOS 26 set to dump 75M iPhones on the e-waste pile XR, XS, and XS Max owners left with $268M worth of scrap The pending release of Apple's iOS 26 could see around 75 million iPhones rendered obsolete, generating more than 1.2 million kilograms of e-waste globally, according to new research.… #theregister #IT
Microsoft readies Windows 11 25H2 while Windows 10 circles the drain Preview build drops as end-of-support deadline looms for predecessor Microsoft has made Windows 11 25H2 available to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel, as market share figures show the company's flagship operating system continues to enjoy a lead over its doomed predecessor, Windows 10.… #theregister #IT
Four more execs man the decks at leaky sales vessel Atos 'Leading provider of AI-powered digital transformation' plays buzzword bingo as 'seasoned leaders' climb on board A publication less kind than The Reg might couch Atos's latest leadership intake as the recruitment of more expensive execs coming armed with buckets to bail water from a sinking vessel.… #theregister #IT
Goldman Sachs warns AI bubble could burst datacenter boom Investment bank predicts capacity surge to 92 GW by 2027 but remains on high alert for market weakness Datacenter capacity is forecast to surge 50 percent by 2027 driven by AI demand, with the sector's energy consumption doubling by 2030, according to the latest research from Goldman Sachs. But the financial services biz says it… #theregister #IT
Huawei counts cost of Western bans as UK business withers Brit limb books just Β£188M in revenue – down 85% since 2019 Huawei's business in Britain has dwindled in the half-decade since the UK acquiesced to demands from the US to ban the Chinese networking giant from local telco networks.… #theregister #IT