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IT threat evolution Q3 2024

SecureList

IT threat evolution in Q3 2024 IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks New APT threat actor targets Russian government entities In May 2024, we discovered a new APT targeting Russian government organizations.

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Inside the DemandScience by Pure Incubation Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Apparently, before a child reaches the age of 13, advertisers will have gathered more 72 million data points on them. I knew I'd seen a metric about this sometime recently, so I went looking for "7,000", which perfectly illustrates how unaware we are of the extent of data collection on all of us.

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Your location or browsing habits could lead to price increases when buying online

Malwarebytes

Companies are showing customers different prices for the same goods and services based what data they have on them, including details like their precise location or browser history. Understand how the company will be using your data Block web tracking wherever you can. FTC chair Lina M.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Jscrambler levels-up JavaScript security, slows GenAI-fueled privacy loss

The Last Watchdog

Related: Next-level browser security That’s a question that spilled out of a thought-provoking conversation I had with Pedro Fortuna , co-founder and CTO of Jscrambler , at RSAC 2024. Jscrambler can at least provide technology to monitor and control how third-party JavaScript components handle private data.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 3 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Specifically, stories and news items where public and/or private organizations have leveraged their capabilities to encroach on user privacy; for example, data brokers using underhanded means to harvest user location data without user knowledge or public organizations using technology without regard for user privacy.

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Web tracking report: who monitored users’ online activities in 2023–2024 the most

SecureList

Types of web tracking Web tracking can be classified into several categories based on the methods and technologies employed: Cookies Cookies are small text files that websites place on a user’s device to store information about their visits, such as login credentials, preferences, and tracking identifiers.

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The state of generative AI in 2024

Webroot

Generative AI has taken the world by storm, transforming how individuals and businesses interact with and trust this new technology. We’ll explore key findings from the 2024 Generative AI Consumer Trends and Privacy Survey and examine how these results are shaping the future of generative AI.

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