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If nothing else, the browser and operating system numbers from October showed the huge behavioral differences between Mac users and Windows users. Both Microsoft and Apple released new versions of their desktop operating systems last month, with Windows 8.1 from Microsoft and OS X 10.9 Mavericks from Apple. In raw terms, Windows 8.1 already has many more users than Mavericks—about double—but as a proportion of the actual user base of the two platforms, it’s the Apple software that’s in the lead. 10.9 percent of Mac users are on the latest version of the operating system. Just 1.9 percent of PC users are on the newest Windows.
In a month that also saw Microsoft release a new version of its browser, not a great deal has changed among desktop browser preference. Internet Explorer picked up 0.42 points, Firefox gained 0.10 points, and Chrome dropped 0.54 points. Safari and Opera saw a gain of 0.07 and a loss of 0.05 points, respectively.
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Researchers from Russia-based Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a gang of hackers for hire who specialize in surgical strikes that quickly infiltrate suppliers to Western companies, steal highly sensitive data, and then vanish.
Icefog, as the group of “cyber mercenaries” has been dubbed, is made up of six to 10 members who are able to infect both Windows and Mac computers with advanced malware that’s extremely hard to detect, Kaspersky researchers revealed in a report published Wednesday.
That’s a tiny membership compared with other gangs engaged in advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks that siphon gigabytes or even terabytes of sensitive data out of corporations, defense contractors, and government agencies. The so-called APT1 group that hacked The New York Times nine months ago, for instance, has as many as 100 members, a roster that leaves plenty of tracks for security defenders to find.
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New espionage malware campaign targets users of Windows and Macs
Ars Technica Researchers have detected a new espionage campaign that uses Mac- and Windows-based malware to snoop on Chinese dissidents. Both pieces of malware target Uyghur activists, who have reportedly clashed with the Chinese government in the past. Mac, Windows Malware Campaign Targets Uyghur Activists |
