Windows 11 update breaks localhost, prompting mass uninstall workaround Summary Microsoft’s October 2025 cumulative update (notably KB5066835, build 26100.6899) caused localhost connections to fail on many Windows 11 machines by…
Microsoft kills 9.9-rated ASP.NET Core bug – ‘our highest ever’ score Summary Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core’s built-in Kestrel web server that received a CVSS score…
Chinese cyberspies snoop on Russian IT biz in rare east-on-east attack Summary Broadcom-owned Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team has identified a Chinese APT group known as “Jewelbug” (also tracked as REF7707…
Feeling lonely? Microsoft Copilot can now listen to your every word, watch your screen Summary Microsoft is rolling out new Copilot capabilities for Windows 11 that let the assistant listen…
Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia Article Date: 2025-10-17T12:36:06+00:00 Article URL: https://go.theregister.com/2025/10/17/car_industry_nexperia_supply/ Article Image: vulture_red.svg Summary The Dutch government has placed Chinese-owned semiconductor maker Nexperia under special…
Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance Summary Lawyers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), together with Muslim Advocates and the Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, are…
Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach Summary Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) reports that 17.6 million people may have been affected by a September cyberattack on…
Chamber of Commerce sues over Trump’s $100K H-1B paywall Summary The US Chamber of Commerce has filed suit challenging President Trump’s proclamation that would require employers to pay a $100,000…
American Airlines subsidiary Envoy caught in Clop’s Oracle EBS raid Summary Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, has confirmed it was among organisations compromised through vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business…
Amazon spills plan to nuke Washington…with X-Energy mini-reactors Summary Amazon and X-Energy have outlined plans to deploy up to 960 megawatts of Xe-100 small modular reactors (SMRs) at a proposed…
