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Twitter leak: 200m+ account database now free to download
Jan 5, 2023 · No word on whether the Christmas day hack of British education secretary Gillian Keegan's Twitter account is related. In that case miscreants took over Keegan's account, changed her profile picture to Elon Musk, and posted a series of tweets promoting cryptocurrencies. Twitter did not respond to The Register's inquiries.. Stolen …
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Microsoft partners beware: 2025 is the end of Action Pack
Aug 28, 2024 · A Register reader affected by the change told us: "The first impact for us will be cost. We'll need to go from Action Pack (£390 + VAT) to Partner Success Core (£735 + VAT). Secondly, the benefits appear to have moved all online.
More layoffs at Microsoft: What's really going on here?
Jun 4, 2024 · Analysis Microsoft plans to lay off about 1,000 people across the tech giant, despite what CEO Satya Nadella described during the corporation's April earnings call as "a record third quarter.". While reports have suggested Microsoft would cut as many 1,500 people just from its Azure for Operators group, The Register has been told that number is not accurate and is inflated.
FCC finally set to do something about SS7 vulnerabilities
Apr 2, 2024 · Interested parties have until April 26 to submit comments, and then the FCC has a month to respond. 'Grave threats posed by carriers' lax security' The FCC's call for comments comes in response to a request from US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) who last month asked that the White House "address the grave threats posed …
BT puts old phone books online - The Register
Nov 29, 2007 · BT is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to all UK burial records since 1538.
Microsoft-signed malicious drivers used in cyberattacks
Dec 14, 2022 · "In these attacks, the attacker had already gained administrative privileges on compromised systems prior to use of the drivers," Microsoft wrote, adding that its "investigation revealed that several developer accounts for the Microsoft Partner Center were engaged in submitting malicious drivers to obtain a Microsoft signature."