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UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work

The Register - 52 min 52 sec ago
U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered

The UK government has backed down from making digital ID mandatory for proof of a right to work in the country, adding to confusion over the scheme's cost and purpose.…

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Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab

The Register - 2 hours 58 min ago
Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul

Spanish energy giant Endesa is warning customers about a data breach after a cybercrim claimed to have walked off with a vast cache of personal information allegedly tied to more than 20 million people.…

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Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security

The Register - 6 hours 48 min ago
AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has an extra $1.5 million heading its way, after AI upstart Anthropic entered into a partnership aimed at improving security in the Python ecosystem.…

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Windows info-disclosure 0-day bug gets a fix as CISA sounds alarm

The Register - 12 hours 37 min ago
First Patch Tuesday of 2026 goes big

Microsoft and Uncle Sam have warned that a Windows bug disclosed today is already under attack.…

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Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 21:17
The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group

Vulnerabilities in popular AI and ML Python libraries used in Hugging Face models with tens of millions of downloads allow remote attackers to hide malicious code in metadata. The code then executes automatically when a file containing the poisoned metadata is loaded.…

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AI and automation could erase 10.4 million US roles by 2030

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 17:00
Forrester models slow, structural shift rather than sudden employment collapse

AI-pocalypse  AI and automation could wipe out 6.1 percent of jobs in the US by 2030 – equating to 10.4 million fewer positions that are held by humans today.…

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Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 14:32
33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE

Dutch police believe they have arrested a man behind the AVCheck online platform - a service used by cybercrims that Operation Endgame shuttered in May.…

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Federal agencies told to fix or ditch Gogs as exploited zero-day lands on CISA hit list

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 13:04
Git server flaw that attackers have been abusing for months has now caught the attention of US cyber cops

CISA has ordered federal agencies to stop using Gogs or lock it down immediately after a high-severity vulnerability in the self-hosted Git service was added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.…

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Mandiant open sources tool to prevent leaky Salesforce misconfigs

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 12:34
AuraInspector automates the most common abuses and generates fixes for customers

Mandiant has released an open source tool to help Salesforce admins detect misconfigurations that could expose sensitive data.…

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Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 12:10
Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats

A Dutch appeals court has kept a seven-year prison sentence in place for a man who hacked port IT systems with malware-stuffed USB sticks to help cocaine smugglers move containers, brushing off claims that police shouldn't have been reading his encrypted chats.…

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Britain goes shopping for a rapid-fire missile to help Ukraine hit back

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 10:15
Project Nightfall aims to deliver a UK-built long-range strike capability at speed

The British government is asking defense firms to rapidly produce a new ground-launched ballistic missile to aid Ukraine's fight against Russia - hardware that might also be adopted by UK's armed forces in future.…

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India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real

The Register - Tue, 13/01/2026 - 02:48
Government is fed up with bad actors using digi-cash to fund dodgy deeds

India’s government has updated the regulations it imposes on cryptocurrency services providers, as part of its efforts to combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorism.…

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No fire sale for firewalls as memory shortages could push prices higher

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 22:41
In SEC filings, Fortinet and Palo Alto show shrinking product margins taking hold.

PCs and datacenters aren't the only devices that need DRAM. The global memory shortage is roiling the cybersecurity market, with the cost of firewalls expected to balloon and hit both customers and vendors in the pocketbook in 2026, according to research analysts Wedbush.…

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'Violence-as-a-service' suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 22:40
Gang members 'systematically exploited children and young people,' cops say

A 21-year-old Swedish man accused of being a key organizer of violence-as-a-service linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, which police say has recruited and exploited minors, has been arrested in Iraq.…

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Businesses in 2026: Maybe we should finally look into that AI security stuff

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 18:29
Survey finds security checks nearly doubled in a year as leaders wise up

The number of organizations that have implemented methods for identifying security risks in the AI tools they use has almost doubled in the space of a year.…

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Block CISO: We red-teamed our own AI agent to run an infostealer on an employee laptop

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 16:46
Agents must be 'safer and better than humans,' James Nettesheim tells The Reg

interview  When it comes to security, AI agents are like self-driving cars, according to Block Chief Information Security Officer James Nettesheim.…

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Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 13:07
Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own

BreachForums, the serially resurrected cybercrime marketplace, has tripped over itself after a data breach spilled details tied to about 324,000 user accounts.…

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Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok's nudify button stays switched on

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 12:19
Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response

Ofcom is investigating X over potential violations of the Online Safety Act, Britian's comms watchdog has confirmed.…

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Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 10:25
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health

The Tories have pledged to kick under-16s off social media, betting that banning teens from TikTok and Instagram will fix what they see as a growing crisis in kids' mental health and classroom behavior.…

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India’s government denies it plans to demand smartphone source code

The Register - Mon, 12/01/2026 - 04:37
Says ongoing talks about security are about understanding best practice, not strong-arming vendors

India’s government has denied that it is working on rules that would require smartphone manufacturers to provide access to their source code.…

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