Nanny state vs. Linux: show us your ID, kid • The Register
Opinion: Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisis| www.theregister.com
School district cites plate-reader data to deny enrollment • The Register
: Automated checks raised doubts, though key questions remain unanswered| www.theregister.com
European Commission probes breach of staff mobile devices • The Register
: Officials explore issue affecting infrastructure after CERT-EU detected suspicious activity| www.theregister.com
Nearly 17,000 Volvo staff dinged in supplier breach • The Register
: HR outsourcer Conduent confirms intruders accessed benefits-related records tied to US personnel| www.theregister.com
Ig Nobel Prize ceremony moves abroad over US safety fears • The Register
: This is not satire, but we wish it was| www.theregister.com
Iran plots 'infrastructure warfare' against US tech giants • The Register
: State news published a list of nearly 30 sites that could be targeted| www.theregister.com
Microsoft tightens Authenticator checks on Android and iOS • The Register
: Warning, lockout, then wipe if your device trips detection| www.theregister.com
AI agent hacked McKinsey chatbot for read-write access • The Register
: David and Goliath…but with AI agents| www.theregister.com
Court erred in Neo4j ruling – Software Freedom Conservancy • The Register
If decision is upheld, this 'could seriously harm FOSS and copyleft'| www.theregister.com
Bill Gates, Harry Evans and the smearing of a computer legend • The Register
Source code of DOS, CP/M diff'ed, expert miffed| www.theregister.com
Who writes Linux and open source software? • The Register
Developers and, more to the point, the companies that employ them| www.theregister.com
Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing • The Register
: Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk| www.theregister.com
Irony abounds as UK NCSC’s simple door codes revealed • The Register
One, two, three, four is all you need to pass that door| www.theregister.com
Adverse appeals court ruling could kill GPL software license • The Register
Updated: Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia| www.theregister.com
How's that open source licensing coming along? • The Register
When a vendor and a community stop loving each other, things can get very forked up| www.theregister.com
Bruce Perens proposes draft Post-Open Zero Cost License • The Register
Software doyen hopes to achieve a third impossible thing| www.theregister.com
Do we really need another non-open source available license? • The Register
No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters| www.theregister.com
Open source vs 'sort of' open source is as old as software • The Register
Opinion: There's nothing new about HashiCorp leaving the principle behind| www.theregister.com
If you suddenly can't print to your HP Printer from your Mac, you're not alone: Code security cert snafu blamed • The Register
Driver software snubbed by macOS 10.15, 10.14, Amazon Music, too| www.theregister.com
I'm a security expert and I almost fell for this IT job scam • The Register
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert!| www.theregister.com
Open Source Endowment aims to raise big pile of money • The Register
: Grants for critical, unappreciated projects| www.theregister.com
Rapid AI-driven development makes security unattainable • The Register
: Report claims more vulnerabilities created than fixed as remediation gap widens| www.theregister.com
Cloudflare vibe codes 94% of Next.js API 'in one week' • The Register
: Uses Vite and Claude to sidestep Vercel lock-in| www.theregister.com
Android dev groups push back on Google’s verification plan • The Register
: 37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play| www.theregister.com
Open source registries underfunded as security costs rise • The Register
fosdem 2026: Free beer is great. Securing the keg costs money| www.theregister.com
OpenSSF to freeloaders: Open source infra isn't free • The Register
: Foundations say billions of downloads rely on registries running on fumes – and someone's gotta pay the bills| www.theregister.com
EU lawmakers finalize tough cyber security rules • The Register
PLUS: Montana TikTok ban ruled unconstitutional; Dollar Tree employee data stolen; critical vulnerabilities| www.theregister.com
Open source package repositories face sustainability crisis • The Register
Opinion: Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks| www.theregister.com
AI-built app on Lovable exposed 18K users, researcher claims • The Register
: Who's to blame – the vibey platforms or the humans who ignore security warnings?| www.theregister.com
Debian 14 will drop Gtk2 – unless Ardour rides to the rescue • The Register
: Many dependent apps, including FreePascal and Lazarus, face the chop| www.theregister.com
Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux, macOS better than ever • The Register
: Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store.| www.theregister.com
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech • The Register
: Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence| www.theregister.com
Google, Amazon among big names in tech axing jobs this week • The Register
Hiring boom followed by firing bust?| www.theregister.com
Bomb scare causes mass evacuation at DEF CON convention • The Register
DEF CON: Summer Camp is over and what has been done? Have aspirations shriveled in the Sun?| www.theregister.com
Airtel, Alphabet to bridge digital divide using laser beams • The Register
Dr Evil would be proud| www.theregister.com
Google Cloud makes its first profit, 15 years after launch • The Register
Alphabet finds $1.6 billion of benefits by sweating its servers and networks for longer| www.theregister.com
Google to lay off 12,000 employees after 'rigorous review' • The Register
You can work from home today – to process the news| www.theregister.com
You get the internet you deserve • The Register
The race to the bottom is on and the IoS is about to get S'ier| www.theregister.com
Google cut access to pay transparency data, union claims • The Register
Alphabet Workers Union says it's an illegal block of workers' right to discuss pay| www.theregister.com
Google sends Titan broadband drones to the unicorns' graveyard • The Register
Alphabet shutters another moonshot bad idea| www.theregister.com
AI bit barns grow climate emergency by turning up the gas • The Register
: Companies talk renewables while firing up gas turbines as fast as they can| www.theregister.com
Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is 'fully conscious' • The Register
: It's not chatbot psychosis, it's 'math and engineering and neuroscience'| www.theregister.com
Data thieves claim they stole 1.4 TB from Nike and • The Register
: US sports brand launches probe after extortion crew WorldLeaks claims it stole huge dataset| www.theregister.com
US-Canada water commission confirms 'cybersecurity incident' • The Register
NoEscape promises 'colossal wave of problems' if IJC doesn't pay up| www.theregister.com
ICBC hit by ransomware impacting global trades • The Register
CitrixBleed patch has been available for around a month| www.theregister.com
Medical research exec hit in SIM-swap attack by Alphv gang • The Register
Advarra probes intrusion claims, says 'the matter is contained'| www.theregister.com
BlackCat gang threatens to leak plastic surgery photos • The Register
Sharing a cancer patient's nude snaps earlier wasn't enough for these scumbags| www.theregister.com
LockBit claims it stole SpaceX schematics, may leak them • The Register
And also, Ring hit with ransomware, too? No, says Amazon| www.theregister.com
Ransomware infection wipes all CloudNordic servers • The Register
: IT outfit says it can't — and won't — pay the ransom demand| www.theregister.com
LockBit says CDW data will be leaked after talks break down • The Register
: Ransomware spokesperson scoffs at IT reseller's offer of payment| www.theregister.com
London & Zurich ransomware attack causes customer chaos • The Register
Customers complain of poor comms during huge outage that’s sparked payroll fears| www.theregister.com
Mondelez says crooks stole staff data in security breach • The Register
50K-plus employees' personal info swiped after law firm rolled| www.theregister.com
Use an 8-char Windows NTLM password? Don't. Every single one can be cracked in under 2.5hrs • The Register
CorrectHorseBatteryStaple once again more secure and memorable than ff3sd21n| www.theregister.com
NASA uses Mars Helicopter's SoC for rover navigation upgrade • The Register
: Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help| www.theregister.com
Canadian data order risks blowing a hole in EU sovereignty • The Register
Updated: OVH stuck between a rock and a hard place as investigators demand access| www.theregister.com
EU’s leaked GDPR, AI reforms slated by privacy activists • The Register
: Lobbying efforts gain ground as proposals carve myriad holes into regulations| www.theregister.com
Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty! • The Register
: Under shadow of US CLOUD Act, Redmond releases raft of services to calm customers in the EU| www.theregister.com
Schleswig-Holstein waves auf Wiedersehen to Microsoft stack • The Register
: Germany's northernmost state bins Outlook – and tens of thousands of Redmond licenses| www.theregister.com
When hyperscalers can’t safeguard one nation’s data • The Register
Opinion: If it’s not on-prem, it’s on the menu| www.theregister.com
Microsoft exec admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty • The Register
Updated: Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin| www.theregister.com
The European Union Linux desktop • The Register
Opinion: True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop| www.theregister.com
Security pro counts the cost of Microsoft dependency • The Register
Comment: Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond| www.theregister.com
Google extends sovereign cloud options over US anxieties • The Register
: From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue| www.theregister.com
Europe's cloud customers eyeing exit from US hyperscalers • The Register
: 'It's amazing how fast the change has been'| www.theregister.com
Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape US dependency • The Register
: Nearly 100 orgs plead for homegrown lifeline amid geopolitical tensions| www.theregister.com
Europe begins to worry about US-controlled clouds • The Register
Interview: Technologist Bert Hubert tells The Reg Microsoft Outlook is a huge source of geopolitical risk| www.theregister.com
US emergency alert systems down after cyberattack • The Register
: Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product| www.theregister.com
Get ready for 2026, the year of AI-aided ransomware • The Register
: State-backed crews are already poking at autonomous tools, Trend Micro warns| www.theregister.com
SitusAMC confirms breach of client data after cyberattack • The Register
: SitusAMC rules out ransomware, but accounting records for major institutions potentially affected| www.theregister.com
NCSC demands action amid 50% surge in major UK cyberattacks • The Register
: Warn businesses to act now as high-severity incidents keep climbing| www.theregister.com
Microsoft mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass • The Register
UPDATED: Redmond doesn't bother informing customers about some security fixes| www.theregister.com
How NOT to f-up your security incident response • The Register
Feature: Experts say that the way you handle things after the criminals break in can make things better or much, much worse| www.theregister.com
UK council says freak IT outage didn’t lead to data loss • The Register
: Services still down and out, but techies working for local government saved the day| www.theregister.com
UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from Putin fanboys • The Register
: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine| www.theregister.com
M&S warns of £300M dent in profits from cyberattack • The Register
: Downtime stings retailer, with technical recovery costs coming at a later date| www.theregister.com
FBI, Microsoft, intl cops bust Lumma infostealer service • The Register
: Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M| www.theregister.com
Ivanti RCE attacks 'ongoing,' exploitation hits clouds • The Register
: Nothing like insecure code in security suites| www.theregister.com
Ransomware strikes UK food distributor in latest retail blow • The Register
: Peter Green Chilled supplies all the major UK chains| www.theregister.com
Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors • The Register
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime| www.theregister.com
Medusa ransomware group claims attack on Gateshead Council • The Register
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand| www.theregister.com
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector • The Register
Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license'| www.theregister.com
INC Ransom claims NHS Alder Hey children's hospital attack • The Register
Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week| www.theregister.com
Qilin has ‘no regrets’ over the healthcare crisis it caused • The Register
Cybercriminals claim they used a zero-day to breach pathology provider’s systems| www.theregister.com
Leicester loses data, now streetlight control in cyberattack • The Register
City council says it lost control after shutting down systems| www.theregister.com
Telegram CEO claims rival Signal has ties to US government • The Register
Drama between two of the leading secure messaging services| www.theregister.com
VPN logs helped unmask alleged 'net stalker, say feds • The Register
PureVPN assisted investigation of suspect| www.theregister.com
Microsoft throws spox under the bus in ICC email flap • The Register
Exclusive: Apologizes for 'inaccuracy'| www.theregister.com
The 30-year-old prank that became the first computer virus • The Register
Elk Cloner creator Rich Skrenta looks back| www.theregister.com
Google Cloud suspended customer's account three times • The Register
: Experience leads company boss to decide 'I cannot rely on having a Google account for production use cases'| www.theregister.com
International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office • The Register
: Rough justice? Redmond out as Germany's openDesk judged a better fit| www.theregister.com
YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos • The Register
: Creators baffled as videos on local accounts, unsupported PCs vanish under ‘harmful acts’ rule| www.theregister.com
Measuring Copilot usage reveals Microsoft's desperation • The Register
Opinion: Citizen! You are falling short in your AI usage targets! Strive harder for the revolution!| www.theregister.com
Windows 11 is breaking from its bedrock and moving away • The Register
Opinion: The once mighty Wintel supercontinent is cracking in more ways than you might think| www.theregister.com
Bad trip coming for AI hype as humanity tools up to hit back • The Register
Opinion: I was into Adversarial Noise before they were famous| www.theregister.com
AWS storm over, but the climate's only getting worse • The Register
Opinion: When it rains, it pours – and nobody packed an umbrella| www.theregister.com
AI: The ultimate slacker's dream come true • The Register
Opinion: Microsoft's Copilot is helping workers perfect the ancient art of doing sweet f all| www.theregister.com
God Mode denied: Pope says nope to AI pope • The Register
: Leo XIV voices concerns about AI taking jobs – and not just his own| www.theregister.com
Please sir, may we have some Moore? No • The Register
Opinion: We're on a roadmap to nowhere. Come on inside| www.theregister.com
Pat Gelsinger's new job shows he's on a mission from Gloo • The Register
Updated: Chip guru preaches virtues of 'values-aligned' pray-I, sorry, AI. He's also taken a VC gig| www.theregister.com
How Mr Intel leaving Intel has left Intel in the lurch • The Register
Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows| www.theregister.com