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The Register, Friday, June 12th, 2026

BOFH: For One Ambitious Security Type, Chaos Is a Ladder

Vol 339 · Issue 2 · 2026-06-12

"And uh... what are you doing?" the Head of Security asks, entering the Security office as I'm making my way to the exit – with a PC under my arm.

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The Register, Friday, June 12th, 2026

This Is Your BIOS Speaking. Please Fix Me. Your PC Is Broken

Vol 339 · Issue 2 · 2026-06-12

This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Jackson" who told us about his time providing tech support in a university's biology department.

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The Register, Thursday, June 11th, 2026

Every Employee's Password Was Stored in a Single Excel File

Vol 339 · Issue 2 · 2026-06-11

A CEO kept all 2,000 staff passwords in an unsecured Excel file and refused MFA, despite prior ransomware.

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The Register, Monday, June 8th, 2026

Consultant Mistakenly Deleted a Ton of Data - But Reported It as a Bug

Vol 339 · Issue 2 · 2026-06-08

A consultant's faulty deletion script wiped hundreds of files, but he escaped blame by reporting it as a bug.

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