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Vodafone unleashes UK’s cheapest fibre broadband deals – now from just £19.50/pm
Vodafone isn't messing around with its latest broadband deals. Not only is it offering the UK's cheapest fibre broadband prices, it's pairing its packages with some hefty cash incentives.
On both Vodafone's Superfast 1 and 2 plans you can get an £100 voucher with your purchase. This can be spent at Amazon, Tesco or M&S, making this deal even better value for money.
But which of the two plans is better suited to you? Superfast 1 stands out thanks to its position as the UK's cheapest fibre plan at only £19.50 a month. That price secures you speeds averaging 35Mb.
While those speeds will be plenty for small households with a few devices connected, Vodafone's Superfast 2 offer is better suited to you if you are gaming, working from home, or if you live in a larger household.
Superfast 2 secures you speeds averaging 63Mb while only charging £21.50 a month. After Superfast 1, this is the second cheapest offer in the UK right now and costs less than most plans with slower fibre speeds.
Vodafone's ace new broadband deals in full
Vodafone Superfast 1: 24 months | Avg speeds 35Mb | Line rental incl. | FREE activation | £19.50 a month + £100 Amazon voucher
This is the cheapest fibre broadband deal on the market right now, undercutting the competition by a good few quid each month. For that price you'll get speeds averaging 35Mb. That's plenty for a small household with a few devices connected at once. On top of that, you'll get an £100 voucher to spend at Amazon, M&S or Tesco.
Vodafone Superfast 2: 24 months | Avg speeds 63Mb | Line rental incl. | FREE activation | £21.50 a month + £100 Amazon voucher
Are the speeds above too slow for your needs? Vodafone's Superfast 2 plan boosts your speed to an average of 63Mb. With the price rising to only £21.50 a month it doesn't increase your bills too much - and it's still cheaper than any other fibre plans around right now. Like the deal above, you'll also get a £100 voucher to spend at Amazon, M&S or Tesco.
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The official Windows 10 data wiping tool can actually leave user info remaining
Read MoreMicrosoft’s data wiping feature isn’t working as intended on some versions of Windows, and is leaving behind data that can be easily accessed, researchers have claimed.
The news was confirmed by Microsoft MVP Rudy Ooms, who published a blog post on his findings, as well as explained it in a bit more detail over on Twitter.
As Ooms explained, the Reset PC > Remove Everything option leaves data on the old system in both Windows 10 version 21H2, and Windows 11 version 21H2. Both Wipe and Fresh Start options work as intended on Windows 10 21H1 and Windows 11 21H1, he added.
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In most cases, the OS would create a folder called Windows.old on the “wiped” or “fresh start” disks, containing user data, Ooms says. This is obviously not by design, as choosing these two options prompts the warning “This removes all personal and company data and settings from this device.”
Fixing the problem
To make matters worse, when a user wipes a device, the Windows.old folder also contains previously encrypted data, but now it’s decrypted. Furthermore, OneDrive files marked as “Always keep on this device” will remain in the Windows.old folder, as well.
On the other hand, wiping the drive also removes Bitlocker, which could be a problem for some users who use Bitlocker to safely backup important data.
For the time being, Microsoft does not have a fix for the problem. However, Ooms says he’s created a PowerShell Script, as a temporary solution. Those looking for an utter and complete wipe of all data should first run the script, and then proceed with the cleanup.
Read moreReporting on the news, Tom’s Hardware also says that users can manually remove this data, by deleting the Windows.old files following the wipe. After that, they can use a wipe-free space utility, to ensure the sensitive data can’t be recovered by a data recovery tool.
Users should always double-check the contents of the drive after wiping, the publication concludes, as they can not only find their old files in Windows.old, but also on other storage hardware installed on the endpoint.
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Screen sharing software can bypass MFA and put you at risk of cyberattacks
Read MoreA cybersecurity researcher has discovered a new and dangerous way to abuse online collaboration software to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and compromise otherwise secure accounts.
The researcher, who goes by the name mr.dox, stumbled upon the idea when doing penetration testing for a customer.
Usually, MFA is a great way to protect an account from phishing because even if the victim ends up on a fake landing page and enters their login credentials, their account is still protected by the one-time passcode.
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It's not your browser
However, what if the victim was actually accessing a noVNC session, with Firefox (or any other browser, for that matter) in kiosk mode, instead of accessing the website in the browser on their own device?
That’s exactly what mr.dox succeeded in doing. NoVNC is, in the simplest possible terms, a remote desktop program, one that allows users to connect to a VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server directly from a browser, by simply clicking a link.
In theory, an attacker can craft a phishing email notifying the target of a new, unread message on their LinkedIn account. The email would carry a “Log in here” link which would bring up the noVNC session, and the browser in kiosk mode. That way, all the user will see is a web page, as they’d expect.
Read moreAfter logging in (and even submitting their MFA key), the attacker can use various tools to steal passwords and security keys. What’s even more dangerous is the fact that some services require MFA only once, and after authorizing the device, the password would suffice.
Also, VNC allows more than one person to monitor the same session, potentially allowing the attackers to disconnect the victim’s session after logging in, and then reconnect at a later date.
Speaking with BleepingComputer, the researcher said the attack is still theoretical as it hasn’t been observed in the wild, but he believes it’s only a matter of time before it does.
As for security measures - they’re always the same with phishing. Don’t download any email attachments, and don’t open any email links, unless absolutely certain of the authenticity of the sender and their good intentions.
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Via: BleepingComputer
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