German security researchers say ‘Windows Hell No’ to Microsoft biometrics for biz
Hello loophole could let a rogue admin, or a pwned one, inject new facial scans Black Hat Microsoft is pushing
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Iain Thomson
08:31
The TSA likes facial recognition at airports. Passengers and politicians, not so much
Few passengers are told they can opt out, and when they do, airport staff may push back US lawmakers are
Iain Thomson
09:20
LLMs can hoover up data from books, judge rules
Anthropic scores a qualified victory in fair use case, but got slapped for using over 7 million pirated copies One
Iain Thomson
22:23
Remembering John Young, co-founder of web archive Cryptome
The original leak site that never sold out, never surrendered Obituary John Young, the co-founder of the legendary internet archive
Iain Thomson
15:32
Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp court battle
Don't f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger
Iain Thomson
15:20
CISA slammed for role in ‘censorship industrial complex’ as budget faces possible $500M cut
Because who needs cybersecurity when there’s culture wars to win President Trump's dream 2026 budget would gut the US govt's
Iain Thomson
14:24
Altman’s eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America
El Reg checks out shop in SF On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition:
Iain Thomson
00:25
China now America’s number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed
Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable RSAC Russia used to be
Iain Thomson
05:28
HP settles fake discount lawsuit for just $4M. Don’t expect much of a payout
When it comes to sales and rebates, PC giant takes 'Keep Reinventing' seriously HP Inc has agreed to pay $4
Iain Thomson
22:30
Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite
Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age Russia never stops using proven tactics, and its Cozy Bear, aka APT 29,
