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27 articles accelerating

PDF has appeared in 27 articles since 2016-05. Coverage peaked in 2026Q2 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Google, Adobe, Claude, Microsoft.

Articles
27
mentions
Velocity
+50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+0.500
velocity change
Sources
22
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-04-09
BleepingComputer 12 related

Researchers: attackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader since at least December 2025, and some docs contain Russian-language lures

Attackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader using maliciously crafted PDF documents since at least December.

2023-04-06
Waxy.org 16 related

macOS users find a copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper on every Mac running macOS Mojave or newer, as a sample document for a hidden “Virtual Scanner II” app

While trying to fix my printer today, I discovered that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper apparently shipped …

2022-07-07
The Block 6 related

Sources: a senior Axie Infinity engineer was duped by a fake LinkedIn job ad before downloading a PDF containing spyware, leading to the $600M+ Ronin hack

2022-07-06
The Block 1 related

Sources: a senior Axie Infinity engineer was duped by a fake LinkedIn job ad before downloading a PDF containing spyware, leading to the $600M+ Ronin hack

- Hackers duped a senior engineer at Axie Infinity into applying for a job at a fictitious company.

2021-11-30
Ars Technica 11 related

Researchers find Google Play apps with 300K+ downloads that stole bank credentials, posing as QR and PDF scanners, exercise apps, and cryptocurrency wallets

Crooks find new ways to prevent Google from detecting malicious packages.  —  Researchers said they've discovered a batch …

2021-09-14
9to5Mac 17 related

Apple releases iOS 14.8, watchOS 7.6.2, iPadOS 14.8, and macOS 11.6, which fix some CoreGraphics and WebKit flaws that defeated iOS “Blastdoor” protections

why it's critical for iPhone users Tweets: John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton : 🚨 UPDATE YOUR APPLE DEVICES NOW🚨 We caught a zero-click, zero day iMessage exploit used by NSO Group's #Pegasus spyware. Ta...

2020-02-27
TechRepublic

A look at the current state of IoT in monitoring biodiversity loss and climate change, with examples of how it is being used to monitor vulnerable ecosystems

Charles McLellan / TechRepublic : Tweets: @vodafoneiot , @techrepublic , @techrepublic , @techrepublic , and @techrepublic . Thanks: @steveranger Tweets: Vodafone IoT / @vodafoneiot : .@TechRepublic ...

2019-10-02
ZDNet 2 related

Researchers discover issues with the PDF standard, allowing exfiltration from encrypted PDF files, and show 27 desktop and web viewer apps are vulnerable

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet :

2019-05-11
Recorded Future

The dark web is tiny and unreliable: analysis of 55K onion domains on the Tor network finds only 8,400 had a live site, with many having poor up times

Click here to download the complete analysis as a PDF.  —  Key Findings  — The collection of onion sites that is sometimes called … Tweets: @webbreacher Tweets: Micah / @webbreacher : The #DarkWeb". L...

2018-10-13
Recorded Future

A deep dive into Russian and Chinese hacker forums analyzing ads, posts, and communication between hackers to look at their capabilities, cultures, and motives

Click here to download the complete analysis as a PDF.  —  Scope Note: Recorded Future's Insikt Group analyzed advertisements … Tweets: @autumn_good_35 Tweets: Autumn Good / @autumn_good_35 : Chinese ...

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TEXXR tracks 25 Techmeme articles mentioning PDF, dating back to November 2015. The biggest stories include Charles “Chuck” Geschke, who co-founded Adobe in 1982 with John Warnock and helped... and Google says the Gemini app can now generate files; supported formats include PDF,.... Frequently covered alongside Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Axie Infinity, and Chrome. Coverage has shifted toward developer, funding themes and away from consumer.

Key Moments

2025Q1developer +100pts; consumer -100pts; research +100pts
2025Q3developer -100pts; consumer +50pts; research -50pts
2025Q4consumer +50pts; research -50pts; regulation -50pts

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