WhatsApp announced a process to transfer chat history between devices with the same operating system without having to exit the application using a QR code.

The messaging platform allows you to transfer your history and files to a new ‘smartphone’ using a copy in the cloud or using a cable to connect the two devices. From this Friday, it is also possible to do so by scanning a QR code.

In this case, the transfer process is limited to two devices that use the same operating system (Android or iOS) and allows it to be done without having to exit the application, just by keeping the two phones close, as explained by WhatsApp in a statement.

It is also a more private process, since it does not use third-party applications, which may lack clear privacy practices, or cloud services. As they explain from WhatsApp, “the transfer process is authenticated with a QR code, the data is only shared between your two devices and is fully encrypted during the transfer.”

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Logistics company DHL was the brand most impersonated by cybercriminals in the third quarter of 2022, with 22% of phishing attempts recorded worldwide.

This is the conclusion reached by Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence division of Check Point Software Technologies, which recently published its Brand Phishing Report for the third quarter of 2022.

This report highlights the brands most imitated by cybercriminals in their phishing campaigns during the third quarter of the current year, which would correspond to the months of July, August and September.

From the company they recalled that LinkedIn was the most imitated brand in the previous two quarters of this year, however, the transport and courier company DHL has taken that first place on the list.

“It is important that users check their shipments directly on the company’s official website. You should not trust any email, especially those that ask for information to be shared,” said the director of the Data Research Group of Check Point Software, Omer Dembinsky.

DHL is followed by Microsoft, which is in second place on this list (with 16% of these attempts), and Linkedin, with 11%, a percentage that places it in third place among the most supplanted.

Check Point indicated that the data corresponding to this last company in the third quarter of the year are far from those that occurred in the first quarter, when the online job search platform had 52% of the total. The difference is also notable when compared to the third quarter, with 45% of scam attempts.

The cybersecurity company recalls that DHL itself issued a statement at the end of June indicating that it was being the target of “a major global fraud and phishing attack” and that it was working “to block fraudulent websites and emails. and remove them from the internet.

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Xiaomi announced the withdrawal of the surname ‘Mi’, which it currently uses in the names of a large part of its devices from phones to tablets or the Internet of Things, and which will become known as only ‘Xiaomi’.

The Chinese company decided to unify the denomination of its products internationally and in the Chinese market, where its devices were already known only as ‘Xiaomi’ followed by the rest of the name, while in the rest of the world they were called ‘Mi’.

This has been confirmed by a spokesman for the Chinese company, which has ensured that the change in the nomenclature of the products will take effect from the third quarter of this year 2021.

In this way, brand devices such as its current flagship, the Mi 11 smartphone, will become known only as Xiaomi 11, as it is already the case in China. This does not affect other products of the company, such as those belonging to the mid-range Redmi sub-brand.

The company defended that this measure seeks to “unify the global brand presence and close the perception gap between the brand and its products.” He also explained that the changes “could take time to take effect in all regions.”

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The Chinese brand Xiaomi achieved between April and June of this year a market share of global device shipments of 17%, a figure with which it surpasses Apple, which has achieved 14 %.

The data, offered by the consulting firm Canalys in its report on the global smartphone market during the second quarter of the year, show that the Chinese company is at number two in the ranking for the first time, with a year-on-year growth of 83 %.

Behind is Apple, with a year-on-year growth of 1 %, while Samsung leads the ranking with 19 % of the market and a growth of 15 %.

Xiaomi has gone from “challenger to holder” in the global shipping market, as indicated by Canalys, which identifies the cause of the transformation carried out by the Chinese brand in its business model through initiatives such as the consolidation of channel partners. or more diligent management in the open market.

The analysis firm notes that the new goal of the Chinese brand is to displace Samsung to become the world’s largest supplier. In this sense, the founder, president and CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, highlighted in a letter to his employees that after five years of overcoming in extremely difficult conditions, the capabilities of Xiaomi devices have been significantly improved, paving the way for reach the premium segment and increase its market share.

The manager added that Xiaomi will continually strengthen its core capabilities and consolidate its place as the second largest smartphone brand.

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