Firefly reckons thermal tweaks will stop next rocket tearing itself apart Company cleared to launch again after April failure Firefly Aerospace has been given the green light to resume launches after its April failure.… #theregister #IT
TransUnion admits 4.5M affected after third-party support app breached Credit agency offers own services as compensation Credit scoring and monitoring biz TransUnion says that it recently suffered a breach affecting nearly 4.5 million individuals.… #theregister #IT
Thousands of Citrix NetScaler boxes still sitting ducks despite patches Shadowserver counts more than 13,000 appliances still wide open – including thousands in US, Germany, and UK Thousands of Citrix NetScaler appliances remain exposed to a trio of security flaws that the vendor patched this week, one of which is already being actively exploited in the wild.… #theregister #IT
Ransomware crooks knock Swedish municipalities offline for measly sum of $168K Miljödata meltdown leaves 200 local authorities scrambling over 1.5 BTC Sweden's municipal governments have been knocked offline after ransomware crooks hit IT supplier Miljödata, reportedly demanding the bargain-basement sum of $168,000.… #theregister #IT
Good morning, Brit Xbox fans – ready to prove your age? Microsoft blames incoming UK Online Safety Act, says you have until 2026 Microsoft has begun emailing users of its Xbox gaming platform with likely unwelcome news: users will need to verify their age if they want to keep access to the company's various social services, and it's blaming the UK Online Safety Act.… #theregister #IT
Euro banks block billions in rogue PayPal direct debits after fraud glitch US payments platform back in action, says it's informing affected customers Shoppers and merchants in Germany found themselves dealing with billions of euros in frozen transactions this week, thanks to an apparent failure in PayPal's fraud-detection systems.… #theregister #IT
Law firm email blunder exposes Church of England abuse victim details Apology issued after names tied to redress scheme revealed in mass mailing A London law firm leaked the details of nearly 200 people who requested to receive updates about the redress scheme set up for victims of abuse at the hands of the Church of England (CoE).… #theregister #IT
UK unions want 'worker first' plan for AI as people fear for their jobs Labor group says new technologies could increase inequality if we're not careful AI-Pocalypse  Over half of the British public are worried about the impact of AI on their jobs, according to employment unions, which want the UK government to adopt a "worker first" strategy rather than simply allowing corporations to … #theregister #IT
Wastewater monitoring project could catch next pandemic early, says health agency UK starts early warning system combing through stuff that folks flush away The UK Health Security Agency is looking to set up an early warning system ahead of future pandemics, launching a £1.3 million (around $1.75 million) program to identify "cutting-edge technologies" which could turn people's pee and poop into valuabl… #theregister #IT
Solo.io boss: I was wrong, I made mistakes – and that made me a better CEO Idit Levine on going from startup to a billion-dollar valuation Interview  "I feel that a founder always needs to be a little bit stupidly optimistic." Solo.io CEO Idit Levine has been on an interesting journey in cloud computing since starting the networking and API management company in 2017.… #theregister #IT