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Microsoft patches under-attack SharePoint 2019 and SE
Microsoft is releasing out-of-band security updates for SharePoint Server 2019 and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, following a warning that vulnerable versions were now under attack.…
Selling your digital soul to use Bluesky's DMs isn't just a bad idea, it's the law
Opinion On June 10, social network Bluesky announced that in 15 days it would introduce age verification for UK users, to comply with the UK Online Safety Act. As this law threatens non-compliant content companies with eight-figure fines from July 25, you can see why. The how, however, is breathtakingly inexcusable.…
Under-qualified sysadmin crashed Amazon.com for 3 hours with a typo
Who, Me? Welcome again to "Who, Me?" – The Register's Monday column in which readers admit to making mistakes and explain how they managed to keep their careers going afterwards.…
Alaska Airlines grounds itself due to mysterious IT problem
US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet due to an unspecified IT issue.…
Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory
Asia In Brief Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory last week announced the discovery of a small body with an orbit beyond Pluto’s, and scientists think its presence means the “Planet 9” theory should be revisited.…
Vibe coding service Replit deleted user’s production database, faked data, told fibs galore
The founder of SaaS business development outfit SaaStr has claimed AI coding tool Replit deleted a database despite his instructions not to change any code without permission.…
Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack
Infosec In Brief Microsoft has warned users of SharePoint Server that three on-prem versions of the product include a zero-day flaw that is under attack – and that its own failure to completely fix past problems is the cause.…
US signals intention to rethink job H-1B lottery
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intend to reevaluate how H-1B visas are issued, according to a regulatory filing.…
UK uncovers novel Microsoft snooping malware, blames and sanctions GRU cyberspies
The UK government is warning that Russia's APT28 (also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard) has been deploying previously unknown malware to harvest Microsoft email credentials and steal access to compromised accounts.…
China proves that open models are more effective than all the GPUs in the world
Comment OpenAI was supposed to make good on its name and release its first open-weights model since GPT-2 this week.…
Ex-IDF cyber chief on Iran, Scattered Spider, and why social engineering worries him more than 0-days
Interview Scattered Spider and Iranian government-backed cyber units have more in common than a recent uptick in hacking activity, according to Ariel Parnes, a former colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces' cyber unit 8200.…