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Looks like Aflac is the latest insurance giant snagged in Scattered Spider’s web
Aflac is the latest insurance company to disclose a security breach following a string of others earlier this week, all of which appear to be part of Scattered Spider's most recent data theft campaign.…
Qilin ransomware top dogs treat their minions to on-call lawyers for fierier negotiations
The latest marketing ploy from the ransomware crooks behind the Qilin operation involves offering affiliates access to a crack team of lawyers to ramp up pressure in ransom negotiations.…
Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink
Satellite biz Eutelsat is looking to raise €1.35 billion ($1.55 billion) to grow its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to take on Starlink and benefit from anticipated growth in demand for connectivity.…
AI gives the sleeping network switch market a good kick
The long-dormant market for datacenter network switches is booming thanks to AI.…
Xlibre fork lights a fire under long-dormant X.org development
Comment Considerable new activity is happening both in the established X.org X11 server and around its new fork, Xlibre.…
OVHcloud chief talks up sovereignty discussions with the European Commision
French cloud business, OVHcloud, claimed yesterday that it is in discussions with the European Commission (EC) regarding a possible migration to a sovereign cloud – in an X post that has since been deleted.…
DHS warns of sharp rise in Chinese-made signal jammers it calls 'tools of terrorism'
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is concerned about the rate at which outlawed signal-jamming devices are being found across the US.…
Broadcom's answer to VMware pricing outrage: You're using it wrong
Customers dismayed by Broadcom's move to selling costly bundles such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will realize its value if they'd just use more of the components, the company's CTO says.…
Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops
With fewer than four months before Microsoft pulls the plug on standard support for Windows 10, businesses are replacing dusty – but in some cases perfectly working – desktop PCs in preparation for the migration to the little loved next generation of the Windows OS.…
SAP ECC 6.0 lives to fight another decade under Rimini Street
Enterprise software support specialist Rimini Street has announced that it will continue to support SAP's ECC 6.0 until 2040, more than ten years after the German vendor plans to retire support for the legacy ERP platform.…
Attack on Oxford City Council exposes 21 years of election worker data
Oxford City Council says a cyberattack earlier this month resulted in 21 years of data being compromised.…
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
Exclusive Oracle requested Java audits with UK higher education institutions leading up to the negotiation of a national framework agreement — set to be worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) — which aims to save the institutions £45 million when compared to standard commercial pricing.…
Remembering when NASA stuck a Space Shuttle on top of a Boeing 747
Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.…
Techie traveled 4 hours to fix software that worked perfectly until a new hire used it
On Call The trek through the working week can be long and tiring, which is why The Register always offers a little Friday morning refresher in the form of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which you share tech support stories.…
Australia finds age detection tech has many flaws but will work
Australia’s trial of age assurance technology has found it’s up to the task of preventing children under 16 years of age from using social media, despite many problems.…
AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN’s attempt to replace officials fails
Elections at troubled regional internet registry the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) will continue, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) attempt to appoint new officials to oversee the poll failed.…
China just two years behind USA on chip design, says White House tech Czar
China’s AI and chipmaking prowess lags the USA’s by just two years, and America’s efforts to slow its progress could be hobbling its own semiconductor industry, according to Trump administration tech czar David Sacks.…