Internet Security Week – Edition No. 101

In edition no. 101 of Internet Security Week , banking malware in Brazil, Central Bank data leak, 7 cyber security trends, hacker group uses Windows Update to infect PCs and much more.

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Banking malware was detected more than 65 thousand times in Brazil at the end of 2021

The increase in criminal activities by Chaes, a banking trojan that exclusively targets users in Brazil, led to a total of more than 66 thousand detections in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

SC Police identify group that attacked Court of Auditors

The Civil Police of Santa Catarina reported having identified and located the group that carried out one of the latest cyber attacks on the State Court of Auditors.

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Central Bank reports data leak of more than 160 thousand Pix keys

The Central Bank of Brazil (BC) communicated through a note published on its website the leak of registration data linked to 160,147 Pix keys, such as user name, CPF, relationship institution, branch and account number, which were under responsibility Access Solutions Payment SA (Acesso). The incident, which occurred between December 3rd and 5th, 2021, was the result of specific failures in the Access bank systems.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security

Blocking access to websites is a trend in internet security and an obligation for companies

One of the strategic and urgent trends for 2022 is the management and control of internet access. Thus, blocking access to websites continues to be synonymous with internet security.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

More than 20,000 data center management systems exposed to hackers

Researchers found more than 20,000 instances of publicly exposed data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which can be used for a series of catastrophic attacks.

By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer

7 Hot Cybersecurity Trends (And Two Cooling Down)

Here are the hot and not-so-hot security trends for 2022, a year where, unfortunately, the scope and sophistication of attacks is only expected to get worse.

By Neal Weinberg in CIO

Even though they are more attentive to online security, Brazilians do not know how to protect their data

A new study by digital security firm Kaspersky shows that the majority of Brazilians (62%) are concerned about their online security, but this interest has not yet been transformed into effective knowledge to be able to protect their personal information, still putting their virtual identities at risk. .

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

Bahia government institutional websites suffer attacks simultaneously

Around 20 institutional websites of the Bahia government were compromised by cyber attacks. When accessing the web page address, users were redirected to another website that presented a message insulting the current governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (PT), in addition to alluding to the violence in Bahia and that in Rio de Janeiro.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security

Lazarus Group uses Windows Update to infect PCs

Hacker group Lazarus, which reportedly has ties to the North Korean government, has been observed mounting a new campaign that uses the Windows Update service to execute malicious payloads, expanding its arsenal of Living off the Land (LotL) attack techniques. of the land, in free translation) to achieve its objectives.

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