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IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics

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According to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), this individual also was behind the infamous Reveton ransomware Trojan spread in 2012 — 2014. Attacks on macOS Password stealers were the third quarter’s most noteworthy findings associated with attacks on macOS users. Reveton was among the most notorious PC screen lockers.

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Social media beats TV as top American news source for first time, study finds

Zero Day

Also: How new Facebook policies incentivize spreading misinformation For the first time this year (the RISJ has released a media report every year since 2012), the No. 1 spot, or the largest proportion of respondents who used a particular source in the past week, went to social media, with 54%.

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This hidden Google Maps feature is making people emotional - here's why

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Select a date to view the past Each past view will be listed with a month and year (like "June 2012" or "October 2009"). If they've driven by multiple times over the years, you may see snapshots from 2007, 2012, 2017, and more.   Show more ZDNET 5.

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This hidden Chrome feature is my secret productivity trick - here's my favorite way to use it

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That's because the feature only shows up when Chrome thinks the page has a media element that Lens can act upon. As far back as 2011 or 2012, you could go into Google Image Search, upload an image, and get search results. You can feed it an image, and Lens will do its best to tell you what you're looking at.

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4 ways Google Lens on Chrome magnifies my productivity - and how to use it

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That's because the feature only shows up when Chrome thinks the page has a media element that Lens can act upon. As far back as 2011 or 2012, you could go into Google Image Search, upload an image, and get search results. You can feed it an image, and Lens will do its best to tell you what you're looking at.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Image: FBI.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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