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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 hits go on Windows 11 24H2 • The Register
Oct 2, 2024 — This week's release – already available on Copilot+ PCs, although there are some new additions headed their way too – is targeting the rest of the Windows 11 users able to install the latest update.. For consumers, it will be rolled out gradually in waves. Enterprise users will find it in places such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Windows Update for Business.
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 pulls the plug on HoloLens 2 • The Register
Oct 2, 2024 — The HoloLens 2 was unveiled in early 2019 and began shipping to customers later that year. Five years on, Microsoft has pulled the plug on the device. A representative of a company specializing in virtual and augmented reality applications who spoke to The Reg said he was surprised at the announcement. Not because it is a shock HoloLens 2 is gone, he told us, but rather that he'd thought it ...
Microsoft applies fix for Outlook crashes • The Register
Oct 10, 2024 — "We're focused on isolating the source of a potential memory management issue which may be responsible for causing impact," Microsoft stated. "We're working with organizations and are replicating the issue internally to develop a mitigation.
Microsoft deprecates Windows Server Update Services
Sep 23, 2024 — Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away, as administrators using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will soon find out. Windows Server 2025 remains in preview, but Microsoft has been busy letting users know what is set for removal and what will be deprecated in the release. WSUS fits into the latter category – still …
Microsoft issues rollback for problematic KB5043145 update
Oct 1, 2024 — Microsoft has offered a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) for users affected by the many and varied problems with the KB5043145 build of Windows 11. The September 2024 non-security preview update is threatening to overshadow the release of Windows 11 24H2. While it has gone smoothly for many users, the experience has been anything but for others. Microsoft has thus far said nothing about what's ...