The Register3h ago
60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/07/60-of-md5-password-hashes-are-crackable-in-under-an-hour/5234954 #theRegister #Security
60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour

Happy World Password Day! Maybe it's finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day?

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The Register4h ago
IBM Cloud evaporates as datacenter loses power https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/05/07/ibm-cloud-evaporates-as-datacenter-loses-power/5234835 #theRegister #Offprem
IBM Cloud evaporates as datacenter loses power

Customers say services were down for at least 4 hours, while status page showed no issues

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The Register5h ago
$250M crypto-robbing gang’s dirty work guy sentenced to 6.5 years behind bars https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/07/250m-crypto-robbing-gangs-dirty-work-guy-sentenced-to-65-years-behind-bars/5234787 #theRegister #Cybercrime
$250M crypto-robbing gang’s dirty work guy sentenced to 6.5 years behind bars

The then-teen was told to break in and steal what the keyboard warriors couldn’t

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The Register5h ago
TomTom’s route planner takes an unplanned detour into oblivion https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/07/tomtoms-route-planner-takes-an-unplanned-detour-into-oblivion/5234813 #theRegister #PersonalTech
TomTom’s route planner takes an unplanned detour into oblivion

Users report disappearing favorites, blank route planners, and cloud sync failures amid outage

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The Register5h ago
C++ survey finds AI use rising, though trust is in short supply https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/05/07/c-survey-finds-ai-use-rising-though-trust-is-in-short-supply/5234708 #theRegister #Devops
C++ survey finds AI use rising, though trust is in short supply

Language's popularity continues to grow despite commonly cited frustrations

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The Register5h ago
State-backed hackers hammer Palo Alto firewall zero-day before patch lands https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/07/state-backed-hackers-hammer-palo-alto-firewall-zero-day-before-patch-lands/5234737 #theRegister #Cybercrime
State-backed hackers hammer Palo Alto firewall zero-day before patch lands

Internet-facing PAN-OS firewalls are once again doing impressions of initial access brokers

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The Register5h ago
Official PCIe 8.0 draft aims for 1 TB/s data rate https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/05/07/official-pcie-80-draft-aims-for-1-tb/s-data-rate/5234648 #theRegister #Storage
Official PCIe 8.0 draft aims for 1 TB/s data rate

Final specs due for release in 2028, so don't hold your breath for the hardware

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Raj 🇬🇧🇪🇺💻🖥(🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)6h ago

Do you use #Google #Chrome? Something you need to know, that's likely chewing up your disk space and hammering your bandwidth: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/07/chrome-silently-installs-a-4-gb-local-llm-on-your-computer/5230893

From @lproven on #TheRegister (who don't appear to have an official Masto presence).

Chrome silently installs a 4 GB local LLM on your computer

You did remember to opt out of AI, didn't you?

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The Register7h ago
AMD puts out new slottable GPU for AI-curious enterprises https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/07/amd-takes-aim-at-enterprise-ai-with-pcie-based-instinct-gpus/5231481 #theRegister #AiAndMl
AMD takes aim at enterprise AI with PCIe-based Instinct GPUs

AMD on Thursday unveiled the MI350P, the House of Zen’s first PCIe-based Instinct accelerator since the MI210 made its debut all the way back in 2022.

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The Register8h ago
Hungarian cops cuff suspected swatter after two-year FBI probe https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/07/fbi-locates-alleged-rhode-island-swatter-in-hungary/5234582 #theRegister #Cybercrime
FBI locates alleged Rhode Island swatter in Hungary

20-year-old fessed up after investigators found video of crime in progress

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