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Confiant’s threat intelligence team first noticed the malicious activity in March this year. The SeaFlower campaign involves deploying clones of popular crypto wallets. The hackers use various techniques to spread the cloned wallets to iOS and Android devices. These clones are virtually identical to the legitimate wallets they’re ripping off, albeit with one major difference—a backdoor that allows the threat actor to steal users’ seed phrases. Seed phrases are recovery codes that are unique to individual accounts....

That’s the gist of a recent study out of the IBM Institute for Business Value, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, which surveyed 7,164 C-suite executives across 29 industries about their cloud formations. Only three percent reported using a single private or public cloud in 2021, down from 29% in 2019, the survey finds. Avoiding vendor lock-in was the prime motivation for moving to multiple clouds. At least 79% of respondents said workloads being completely portable with no vendor lock-in is important or extremely important to the success of their digital initiatives....

Also: Meet the companies that will shape the metaverse Stephenson spoke to Hiner at CES in Las Vegas about his plans to influence the creation of the metaverse with the launch of the startup Lamina1. The startup is building a Layer 1 blockchain to provide a platform on which others can build an open metaverse. “The idea is basically that if we’re going to have a metaverse that millions of people use, there’s going to have to be experiences there that people enjoy having,” Stephenson said....

Also: Year-end recaps personify our unconscious love for social media–and numbers The narrations include voiceovers from artists Bad Bunny, DJ Khaled and Badshah, as well as Stranger Things actress Priah Ferguson. The narrations feature brief sounds of celebrity voices reminiscing about 2022. To create your reel, all you have to do is wait until the “Create your 2022 recap reel” banner shows up on your homepage, or go to reels and select any of the recap templates....

But the interaction style from the latter half of the last century has been good enough for Apple, and that’s that for the world’s largest computer firm. While I still concur the desktop-style interface is paramount among the choices on offer, it isn’t necessarily the best in circumstances when an app, which has been built for a touch interface, is lazily ported onto your desktop. Meanwhile on the Windows side of the fence, even though Microsoft has long had support for touchscreens, and the OS can happily switch between traditional and touch interactions, using touch on Windows is second-class....

When Connect was launched, many industry watchers, myself included, were sceptical that AWS could have any success in a market that’s filled with so many large incumbents. Four years later, AWS has had so much success that it’s legitimized itself as a contact center vendor, removing any doubts as to whether it is in the market for the long haul. The last update AWS provided was in early 2020, when the company claimed that about 5,000 new contact centers were created in March and April 2020....

A total makeover. That’s what Dunlap discovered when she walked through the doors of Dress For Success (DFS) Indianapolis. She was looking for clothes because she couldn’t afford an interview suit; she ended up clothed in something that suited her much better. The mission of Dress for Success Indianapolis is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life....

While many users have already installed ad-blockers on their browsers, now those using Chrome will have ads blocked automatically. This will lead to an even further drop in torrent website earnings, which is very alarming for torrent site admins, and could potentially lead to shutdowns. For sites that are still going strong in 2023, check out our top 10 list of the best torrent sites. What Torrent Site Owners Can Do to Generate Revenue With decreased ad viewership, there are still some avenues of revenue that torrent site owners can explore:...

Even though internet censorship in China is particularly strong, there are nonetheless ways to overcome the barriers. If you are going to travel to China, you will be deprived of all Google services, including Gmail, the search engine itself, and all the other many services Google provides. What other websites do the Chinese authorities censor? In this list you will find just a few of them… Facebook YouTube Twitter Dropbox Instagram Netflix Flickr The New York Times The Wall Street Journal How can I bypass Chinese censorship and access Gmail?...

I’ve often run into sites that render pages nearly impossible to read. Either a poor layout or a plethora of ads drag the web browser to an unresponsive halt so even if the page layout was fine, I still couldn’t read what I came for. It’s frustrating and often causes me to avoid those sites altogether. Also: How to turn your favorite sites into web apps (and why) Thankfully, most web browsers now include Reading Mode as a standard feature, so when you come across a page you want to read but (for whatever reason) can’t, you just flip on Reading Mode to get rid of the distractions....

Google’s data collection practice is so invasive that the company violates its users’ privacy on a daily basis. If you wish to take charge of your Google privacy settings, we recommend making these changes: Disable web and activity tracking Disable location tracking Disable YouTube activity tracking Stop targeted ads and search results Switch from Google Chrome to a more secure browser To get started with these changes, go to your Google Account page and navigate to Data & Privacy on the left menu....

If you find your dishes aren’t clean enough at the end of a washing cycle, it might mean your dishwasher needs a deep cleaning. There are some dishwasher cleaning solutions available for sale at stores, but I’ve been using this method for years with great success, with items that are already in my home. To clean your dishwasher, all you need is a cup of vinegar and a cup of baking soda, and plan to run two cycles for maximum effectiveness....

Fortunately, starting with Android 11, Google added a feature that helps make sure you don’t miss out on those more important conversations. The feature in question is called Priority conversations. Once you’ve set a conversation as a priority, it will get its own section within the Notification Shade that makes it easier to catch them. Also: How to stop apps from the notification shade on Android 13 In some cases (such as with Facebook Messenger), those conversations will be placed in bubbles that appear and remain on your home screen until you delete them....

It becomes pretty tedious to keep clean. That’s one of the many reasons why I use the Thunderbird email client. With a simple-to-use GUI, I can create specific filters for incoming emails to send those emails to certain folders. This feature is automated and works every time the client pulls mail from the server. Create enough filters and you can keep that main inbox considerably cleaner. Also: How to encrypt email in Thunderbird (and why you should)...

When you apply for a new job, many employers will evaluate your social media presence to ascertain if you are a suitable candidate. Advertisers will scrape publicly available information on you, your public profiles, and your search history for targeted marketing. Also: The best VPN services right now A misjudged tweet from years ago or an inappropriate Facebook photo can destroy future job prospects or ruin a career. There’s the idea that once something is online, it is immortal, immutable, and almost impossible to contain....

About 12% of phone theft leads to fraudulent charges.9% leads to identity theft.About 60% of smartphone theft victims file police reports.10% of victims make no effort to recover their phones because they don’t know where to start looking.Victims of phone theft are likely to pay $500-$1000 to retrieve their personal data.44% of thefts happen because the victim left their phone unattended in public.14% of phones are stolen from burglaries.11% of phones are stolen directly from the owner....

Not all businesses are cash positive, and getting a business loan isn’t always easy. Still, if you’re approved for a business credit card, it can provide a lifeline by allowing you to make purchases and pay for services. Whether you’re an established business or just starting out, knowing how to get a business credit card can help you prepare for the application process. Here are the steps to you should take to get a business credit card: When you apply for a business credit card, you will be asked to define your business type, so be prepared with the answer before filling out the application....

Still, every VPN user is different and not every VPN service will suit all needs. Until you’ve used a VPN for a while, it’s hard to know whether it will fit your unique requirements. If you feel reluctant to pay full price for a VPN you haven’t personally tested, you’ll be pleased to know that Hotspot Shield offers all subscribers a completely free 7-day trial. Hotspot Shield Free Trial: Overview While some VPNs choose to limit the features you can access with a free trial, Hotspot Shield’s 7-day trial gives you complete and full access to all of its Premium features....

According to the Graduate Management Admission Council’s (GMAC) 2020 Corporate Recruiters Survey, the technology industry is one of the three largest employers of MBA graduates. In 2020, approximately 83% of tech employers expressed confidence that MBA graduates’ skills would make them successful employees. Transferable skills from an MBA to tech While certain MBA concentrations lend themselves better to tech, such as an information systems MBA, most MBA graduates possess useful skills for a tech career....

Also: I started my own Mastodon server on a Raspberry Pi. Here’s what I learned It’s difficult for most consumers to wrap their minds around the concept of the Fediverse, which has a lot of technical jargon and wonkiness associated with it. Arguably, though, it’s not that different from the way modern email services work. Each server runs the same core software, and all the servers know how to talk to each other....