Infotech Consulting

Managed IT support, security and cloud, with real humans on the helpdesk when you need one. Head office based in Derby, in the East Midlands.

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"What's new" (the rebrand)
👋 New look, same local team. We've just launched a brand-new Infotech website. From managed IT support and cyber security to Microsoft 365, backup and VoIP phone systems, it's all looked after by one genuinely local Derby team. Have a look!

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Singapore's banks to ditch texted one-time passwords: Accessibility be damned, preventing phishing is the priority

After around two decades of allowing one-time passwords (OTPs) delivered by text message to assist log ins to bank… https://t.co/H6yEXRRauM [@regvulture]

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China's APT41 crew adds a stealthy malware loader and fresh backdoor to its toolbox: Meet DodgeBox, son of StealthVector

Chinese government-backed cyber espionage gang APT41 has very likely added a loader dubbed DodgeBox and a backdoor… https://t.co/mMSFIoz9hA [@regvulture]

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OpenSSH bug leaves RHEL 9 and the RHELatives vulnerable: Newly discovered flaw affects OpenSSH 8.7 and 8.8 daemon

The founder of Openwall has discovered a new signal handler race condition in the core sshd daemon used in RHEL 9.x and… https://t.co/8AvMhHg6kr [@regvulture]

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Microsoft killed my online life after I called Gaza: Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype are being blocked and banned from using Microsoft products. https://t.co/BWgQkVIP7A [@BBCTech]

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Will K-pop's AI experiment pay off?: Some of the genre's biggest names are now using artificial intelligence, but fans are divided. https://t.co/spcRFq9lIy [@BBCTech]

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You had a year to patch this Veeam flaw and now it's going to hurt: LockBit variant targets backup software - which you may remember is supposed to help you recover from ransomware

Yet another new ransomware gang, this one dubbed… https://t.co/j3Q1PMJwqi [@regvulture]

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Japanese space agency spotted zero-day attacks while cleaning up attack on M365: Multiple malware attack saw personal data acessed, but rocket science remained safe

The Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) discovered it was under… https://t.co/vsm9jlWyZa [@regvulture]

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Samsung becomes first tech giant to launch a smart ring: The devices have high profile users, including Kim Kardashian and and some England footballers. https://t.co/xYkjunbZPN [@BBCTech]

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Microsoft hiking Xbox Game Pass prices by up to 25%: The gaming giant said its PC Game Pass subscription would increase by £2 to £9.99 per month. https://t.co/fzxEFg0juO [@BBCTech]

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Moment Ariane-6 rocket blasts into space on first flight: The vehicle set off from a launchpad in French Guiana on a demonstration mission. https://t.co/lNdJnoNmBa [@BBCTech]

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Snowflake lets admins make MFA mandatory across all user accounts: Company announces intent following Ticketmaster, Santander break-ins

A month after incident response giant Mandiant suggested the litany of data thefts linked to… https://t.co/CoaNMNREU6 [@regvulture]

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Malware that is 'not ransomware' wormed its way through Fujitsu Japan's systems: Company says data exfiltration was extremely difficult to detect

Fujitsu Japan says an unspecified "advanced" malware strain was to blame for a March data… https://t.co/N5UdqclEKs [@regvulture]

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Tech giant Samsung workers to strike indefinitely: A union for almost 25% of the firm's South Korean workers called the walkout over pay and benefits. https://t.co/3jNKBUljiO [@BBCTech]

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Japan declares victory in 'war' on floppy disks: The use of the floppy disk, which was still used in some government agencies in Japan, has now been scrapped. https://t.co/IYzUMv4bhC [@BBCTech]

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Big Tech's eventual response to my LLM-crasher bug report was dire: Fixes have been made, it appears, but disclosure or discussion is invisible

Column  Found a bug? It turns out that reporting it with a story in The Register works… https://t.co/akLfFCoxvV [@regvulture]

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ViperSoftX variant spotted abusing .NET runtime to disguise data theft: Freeware AutoIt also used to hide entire PowerShell environments in scripts

A rapidly-changing infostealer malware known as ViperSoftX has evolved to become more… https://t.co/kAO8fimazy [@regvulture]

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RADIUS networking protocol blasted into submission through MD5-based flaw: If someone can do a little MITM'ing and hash cracking, they can log in with no valid password needed

Cybersecurity experts at universities and Big Tech have… https://t.co/ZaSB5CneYS [@regvulture]

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Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack: Ticketmaster customers have been advised to sign up to a cyber security service after a hack in May. https://t.co/P9w3fPLGQM [@BBCTech]

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India's X alternative Koo to shut down services: The homegrown app, which once had ambition of rivalling X in India, has faced a shortage of funding. https://t.co/mtGkHBKmMO [@BBCTech]