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Pro tip, don't install PowerShell commands without approval

A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by tricking users into pasting malicious commands through a technique called ClickFix, which uses fake fixes and login prompts.…

After years of foot-dragging, penalties for blocking access finally kick in

It took four presidential administrations to finally get it done, but US health care actors that block patient and provider access to electronic medical data may finally begin to face actual consequences.…

9.9-rated flaw on the loose, so patch now

A critical code-injection bug in SAP S/4HANA that allows low-privileged attackers to take over your SAP system is being actively exploited, according to security researchers.…

Because handing battlefield ID to an algorithm has never gone wrong before, right?

The US Army is preparing to deploy a new AI product that promises to automatically identify and track potential targets on the battlefield. However, humans will continue to make life and death decisions.…

It won't be fully functional for a while, though

video  Europe's first exascale supercomputer has finally lived up to expectations, despite not being fully complete, as its general-purpose compute cluster is not set to be ready before next year at the earliest.…

Big Red bloodbath not yet acknowledged by the company

Oracle on Tuesday laid off more than 100 workers in Washington State and more than 250 in California, though we're told that the database giant may be firing thousands around the world.…

Point release brings Cinnamon tweaks, shiny apps, and Ubuntu's Hardware Enablement stack

The latest point release to the current version of Linux Mint brings a newer Cinnamon (if that's your thing) and updates for all.…

Firefox 145 is dumping 32-bit Linux, though

Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, had some good news this week for users still clinging to Windows 7 – Firefox ESR 115 support is being extended until March 2026.…

White House hosts back-slapping dinner for Tim Apple and co, datacenter grid connection relief promised by US Prez

President Donald Trump has pledged to sort out the power and grid connection nightmares plaguing the US datacenter industry.…

Good for solving finance and clinical problems... and AI

Microsoft researchers in Cambridge have unveiled its latest iteration of an Analog Optical Computer (AOC) and have inevitably incorporated AI into the technology's capabilities.…

Move over LinkedIn, Altman's crew wants a piece of the action

For those worried that AI is going to disrupt their jobs, OpenAI has the solution – take its certification and use a newly announced jobs board to find a new role.…

Seven-year-old Cisco vuln that remains inexplicably unpatched is their way in

The US State Department has put a $10 million bounty on the heads of three Russians accused of being intelligence agents hacking America's critical infrastructure - primarily via old Cisco kit, it seems.…

Millions continued to flow after Japanese supplier said it would step back

The coordinator of a parliamentary campaign to end Fujitsu's grip on UK government contracting in the wake of the Post Office Horizon scandal has slammed the Japanese vendor's lack of transparency over its promise not to bid for new government work.…

Affinity Learning Partnership warns staff after Intradev breach

A major UK education trust has warned staff that their personal information may have been compromised following a cyberattack on software developer Intradev in August.…

Bickering continued despite mess putting cancer patients at risk

On Call  Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's Friday column in which we share your tech support stories.…

Fixes typos, creates timebombs

AI coding assistants allow developers to move fast and break things, which may not be ideal.…

Lands a fourth giant customer for bespoke AI accelerators

Broadcom has impressed investors by posting record revenues but admitted it has sold a lot of shelfware to VMware customers.…

Rideshare giant also reveals 350-petabyte data lake it protects with tech adapted from Airbnb

Uber’s Indian arm has started using its app to offer rideshare and delivery drivers the chance to make a Rupee by classifying data used by AI systems.…

Because nobody's going to spend billions to retrain a model built on dubiously legal content

Researchers have found promising new ways to have AI models ignore copyrighted content, suggesting it may be possible to satisfy legal requirements without going through the lengthy and costly process of retraining models.…

You cut and pasted the machine key from the official documentation? Ouch

Unknown miscreants are exploiting a configuration vulnerability in multiple Sitecore products to achieve remote code execution via a publicly exposed key and deploy snooping malware on infected machines.…