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# XMPP Radar Newsletter #14
- URL: https://www.process-one.net/blog/xmpp-radar-newsletter-14/
- Published: 2016-09-18T12:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-19T12:29:34.000Z
- Author: ProcessOne

Here are the links we found interesting in August:

## [ejabberd 16.08](https://www.process-one.net/blog/ejabberd-16-08/)

This new release is the culmination of several months of work to improve your experience using ejabberd. It contains as usual a lot of small bug fixes and some enhancements.

## [Phishing Campaign Uses XMPP to Exfiltrate Compromised Data](https://news.softpedia.com/news/phishing-campaign-uses-jabber-xmpp-to-exfiltrate-compromised-data-507186.shtml?ref=process-one.net)

Cyber-criminals dabbling in phishing campaigns are experimenting with a new method of exfiltrating data from phishing websites, relying on the Jabber service to send data to their XMPP accounts, according to a report shared with Softpedia by PhishLabs.

## [Data Finds Pictures Boost Direct Response Rates for Push Notifications 56%](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/data-finds-pictures-boost-direct-130000238.html?ref=process-one.net)

Ahead of the final release of Apple’s iOS 10 and its support for Rich Notifications – where images, video, audio, GIFs and interactive buttons are embedded directly within push notifications – Urban Airship revealed initial performance analysis of similar big picture style notifications on Android.

## [The Chat Room Roots of Social Reality in VR](https://theringer.com/virtual-reality-chat-rooms-altspacevr-9e09cecf1b1d?gi=ed73a7eab340&ref=process-one.net)

In an interview at Code Conference earlier this summer, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer took a moment to wax poetic about the possibilities of virtual reality. The prospect of virtual reality conference calls might seem incredibly futuristic, if not dystopic. But the idea of meeting in a virtual place to just, you know, hang, dates back to the early aughts.

## [Is IoT Security a Ticking Time Bomb?](https://securityintelligence.com/is-iot-security-a-ticking-bomb/?ref=process-one.net)

Ready or not, the Internet of Things (IoT) is here. No longer just a buzz term, it’ll continue to grow at an unprecedented pace over the next few years. History shows that most fast-growth technology solutions focus on solving business problems first; security is an afterthought.

## [Skyscanner and Skype: world’s first group chat travel bot](https://www.skyscanner.net/news/tools/skyscanner-and-skype-worlds-first-group-chat-travel-bot/?ref=process-one.net)

Planning trips with a group of friends can sometimes be a tricky task, so to make life a little easier Skyscanner joined forces with Skype to build the first travel search chat bot for the Skype platform. This new tool is the first to offer interaction in a group chat setting.