In issue #156 of Internet Security Week , cars can be stolen with a USB cable, employees didn't know they worked in a cybercriminal office, a US city declares a state of emergency after a ransomware attack and much more.
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Employees didn't know they worked in a cybercriminal office
“Potential candidates were contacted via Telegram or Jabber. Some of them didn't even know how to be part of the operation of a threat group, as they were asked to write very specific and supposedly harmless codes,” explained Horowitz, in an interview with FreeGameGuide. “When they realized that the business was illegal, their salaries were increased as a form of incentive.”
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Network software and hardware manufacturer has data breached in ransomware attack
Networking software and hardware maker A10 Networks says the incident occurred on January 23 and lasted a few hours before its IT team was able to stop the intrusion and contain the damage.
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Hyundai and Kia cars can be stolen with a USB cable
Automakers Hyundai and KIA are rolling out an emergency software update to several of their car models affected by an easy hack that makes it possible to steal them.
By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer
Is your password manager really secure?
We look at how secure password managers are against hacking and how to protect your passwords as much as possible.
By Alexey Andreev in Kaspersky Daily
Reddit suffers attack and has source code and data stolen
Cybercriminals accessed the Reddit platform's systems and stole the source code and other internal documentation. User information was not affected.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
How to protect your business from malware: Essential Tips and Strategies
The problems caused by viruses and malware do not have a specific date when they will occur, and for this reason, it is very important to know how these threats work, what damage they can cause to devices and machines and how to combat them intelligently.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Russian hacker made $90 million stealing information from Tesla and other companies
A Russian national with ties to the Kremlin exploited stolen financial records belonging to hundreds of companies to help him and his associates obtain more than $90 million.
By Jeff Burt in The Register
City of Oakland declares state of emergency after ransomware attack
Oakland has declared a local state of emergency due to the impact of a ransomware attack that forced the city to shut down all of its IT systems.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Criminals cite customer data and pretend to be bank managers in a scam with Pix
A new social engineering scam, with a high level of sophistication, may be reaching customers of some of the main Brazilian banks. Over the phone, scammers pose as attendants and even managers of institutions and provide real details of customers' financial transactions, all with the aim of obtaining transfers through Pix.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Ransomware group says it breached 130 companies
The Clop ransomware gang claims to be behind recent attacks that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra's (formerly HelpSystems) secure GoAnywhere MFT file transfer tool. Hackers say they stole data from more than 130 organizations.
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How to improve communication between the information security team and managers
Lack of communication between a company and its information security service can lead to unnecessary losses. Today we try to figure out how to overcome the communication barrier.
By Dmitry Reznikov in Kaspersky Daily
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