ActiveX blocked by default in Microsoft 365 because remote code execution is bad, OK? Stopping users shooting themselves in the foot with last century's tech Microsoft has twisted the knife into ActiveX once again, setting Microsoft 365 to disable all controls without so much as a prompt.… #theregister #IT

ActiveX blocked by default in Microsoft 365

: Stopping users shooting themselves in the foot with last century's tech

Where it Hertz: Customer data driven off in Cleo attacks Car hire biz takes your privacy seriously, though Car hire giant Hertz has confirmed that customer information was stolen during the zero-day data raids on Cleo file transfer products last year.… #theregister #IT

Hertz says personal, sensitive data stolen in Cleo attacks

: Car hire biz takes your privacy seriously, though

Still browsing like it's 1999: Fresh tools that keep vintage Macs online and weirdly alive You can't keep a good OS down The first Intel-based Mac was 19 years ago, but new versions of apps for both Classic Mac OS and PowerPC Mac OS X still occasionally appear, and we are here for it.… #theregister #IT

Fresh Classic Mac OS and PowerPC apps in 2025

: You can't keep a good OS down

US senator warns 'China is cheering' for proposed NASA budget cuts Bipartisan support needed to keep DOGE from the door The proposed cuts to NASA's budget are drawing sharp criticism from US lawmakers, with one saying: "If you cut this budget, you cut into the heart of America's leadership when it comes to space exploration."… #theregister #IT

Politicians protest proposed cuts to NASA science

: Bipartisan support needed to keep DOGE from the door

Chinese snoops use stealth RAT to backdoor US orgs – still active last week Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again) A cyberspy crew or individual with ties to China's Ministry of State Security has infected global organizations with a remote access trojan (RAT) that's "even better" than Cobalt Strike, using this stealthy backdoor to enable its espionage and acce… #theregister #IT

Chinese spies backdoored US orgs via open source RAT

: Let the espionage and access resale campaigns begin (again)

Dead or alive, Britain hands Schrödinger's industry £121M UK's play to win a quantum computing race that is still highly theoretical To mark World Quantum Day, the UK government says it will stump up a £121 million ($158 million) investment in the ever-distant technology that proponents claim has the potential to shake up the world.… #theregister #IT

UK commits £121M to quantum computing research

: UK's play to win a quantum computing race that is still highly theoretical

Windows Recovery Environment update fails successfully, says Microsoft See no error, hear no error, speak no error The three wise Microsoft monkeys have spoken. If Windows Update displayed an error after installing the April 2025 Windows Recovery Environment release, you didn't see anything. Best to ignore it and move on.… #theregister #IT

Windows Update fails successfully, says Microsoft

: See no error, hear no error, speak no error

EU gives staff 'burner phones, laptops' for US visits That would put America on the same level as China for espionage The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, according to the Financial Times.… #theregister #IT

Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US

: That would put America on the same level as China for espionage

Google Cloud’s so-called uninterruptible power supplies caused a six-hour interruption When the power went out, they didn’t switch on Google has revealed that a recent six-hour outage at one of its cloudy regions was caused by uninterruptible power supplies not doing their job.… #theregister #IT

Google Cloud’s so-called UPS caused a six-hour outage

: When the power went out, they didn’t switch on

South Korea reports tech exports surged ahead of Trump tariffs Meanwhile in China, factories that work for Apple and HP are reportedly closing some production line Tech manufacturers worked overtime in early 2025 to produce hardware before the US imposed tariffs that would increase the prices punters pay for product.… #theregister #IT

South Korea reports tech exports surged before Trump tariffs

: Meanwhile in China, factories that work for Apple and HP are reportedly closing some production lines