Information Security Week - Edition Nº 34

In edition No. 34 of Information Security Week, how to avoid fraud on Pix, scams with the pre-launch of the iPhone 12, C6 Bank is ordered to pay a fine, how to protect yourself from Malvertising and much more.

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C6 Bank is ordered to pay R$30,000 to a customer for an alleged security breach

The digital bank C6 Bank was ordered to refund the amount of R$29,990 to a customer who had his smartphone stolen and his current account accessed, debiting that amount.

By Rui Maciel on Canaltech

Sites to steal data from Apple users increase in pre-launch of the iPhone 12

Volume of malicious websites mentioning Apple products and services jumped almost 20 times in September. Public interest in new iPhones is an opportunity for scams.

By Rafael Rigues in Olhar Digital

Hackers stole Obama, Bezos and Musk's Twitter accounts with a simple phone call, investigation concludes

New York Department of Financial Services proposes regulating cybersecurity for social networks and accuses the platform of not having adequate protections.

In Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios Magazine

British Airways leaks data and is fined R$145 million

The airline British Airways is being fined 20 million pounds sterling (close to R$145 million) for being the target of a massive data leak that affected thousands of consumers.

By Igor Almenara Carneiro in Tecmundo

Windows Update can be tricked into running malware

Tool is used to install system updates, but can be manipulated to run malicious programs and bypass protections built into Windows.

By Rafael Rigues in Olhar Digital

Sites are created to steal money from Pix

In less than a week, experts have already identified more than 30 fake websites that use the name of the resource to carry out scams.

By Fernando Bianchi in Tribuna Online

WhatsApp cloning skyrockets in Brazil and there are now more than 15 thousand victims per day

According to the study, around 473 thousand Brazilians were victims of this type of threat throughout September, which represents an increase of 25% compared to August; the amount is equivalent to more or less 15 thousand injured citizens per day.

By Ramon De Souza on FreeGameGuide

Pix: How to avoid fraud in the new instant payment system

All of these attack modalities take advantage of the main weakness of any digital systems: the possibility of human error.

By Cristina Seciuk in Gazeta do Povo

How to protect yourself from Malvertising: the attack of advertisements

In addition to privacy issues, advertisements can pose a risk to users' data security, considering that ad networks can be hijacked, changing the destination that should be an offer or benefit, to a malicious website or file.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog