The popularity of Github has made it too big to block, which is a boon to dissidents ducking government censors but a problem for internet

Food delivery company HelloFresh is nursing a £140,000 ($178k) fine by Britain’s data privacy watchdog after a probe found it had dispatched upwards of a

On Call Welcome once more, dear reader, to On Call, The Register‘s weekly reader-contributed column detailing the delights and dangers of working in tech support.

CES Despite all the buzz around internet-connected smart cars at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, most folks don’t want vehicle manufacturers sharing their personal

Taylor Swift wants plenty of good things for her fans — but a free Dutch oven isn’t one of them.   A new scam has cropped

eBay will pay $3 million to settle criminal charges that its security team stalked and harassed a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their website’s critical

Google-owned security house Mandiant’s investigation into how its X account was taken over to push cryptocurrency scams concludes the “likely” cause was a successful brute-force

Security experts believe Chinese nation-state attackers are actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in security products made by Ivanti. If you’re an admin or a user

Words like “metaverse” and “augmented reality” may conjure up thoughts of friends in headsets wielding virtual sabers or folks roaming the streets at night in

Business Security How wearing a ‘sock puppet’ can aid the collection of open source intelligence while insulating the ‘puppeteer’ from risks Mario Micucci 11 Jan

Fidelity National Financial now says criminals got hold of data belonging to 1.3 million customers after breaking into its IT network in November. The mortgage

US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in

US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in

Kettle Believe us, we wish there was a simple solution that could stop ransomware dead in its tracks for good. But we all know life

Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals

A key member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is facing three years in the slammer and being forced to return $5 million in criminal proceeds.

Mobile Security WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal clones and mods remain a popular vehicle for malware distribution. Don’t get taken for a ride. Phil Muncaster 10

Patch Tuesday Microsoft rang in the New Year with a relatively calm Patch Tuesday: Just 49 Windows security updates including fixes for two critical-rated bugs,