Internet Security Week – Edition No. 120

In edition no. 120 of Internet Security Week , fraud impacts companies in Brazil, credit card theft on Google Chrome, phishing operation on Messenger, survey on digital scams and much more.

News

Losses due to fraud impacted 95% of companies in Brazil in the last 3 years

Kroll, a corporate risk management company, released this Monday (6) the results of its latest Global Fraud and Risk Report, which indicate that organizations in Brazil are suffering significant impacts from fraud and illicit activities, even when they are investing in tools like data analytics to proactively mitigate risks.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

TCE‑PR system remains offline after cyber attack

The TCE-PR website presents a warning about suspected records of malicious activities in its technological infrastructure and procedural deadlines remain suspended.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security

Emotet malware now steals credit cards from Google Chrome users

The Emotet botnet is now attempting to infect potential victims with a credit card theft module designed to collect credit card information stored in Google Chrome user profiles.

By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer

Pirated software lures victims into cryptocurrency theft

Around 10,000 people from Brazil, India, Indonesia and France tried to download pirated copies of commercial software that are contaminated with a digital wallet stealer: the information was published yesterday by researcher Pavel Novak, from Avast, in a report on blocking these attempts on client computers. For this campaign, according to the company's report, cybercriminals abuse the brand names of popular software, promoting illegal and cracked versions of them to lure users into downloading the malware.

In CISO Advisor

Follina: Office documents are a gateway to vulnerability

New vulnerability CVE-2022-30190, known as Follina, allows exploitation of the Windows Support Diagnostic Tool via MS Office files.

In Kaspersky Daily

Massive Facebook Messenger Phishing Operation Generates Millions

Researchers discovered a large-scale phishing operation that used Messenger to lure millions of users to phishing pages, tricking them into entering their account credentials and viewing ads.

By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer

Alegre (ES) city hall systems are down after ransomware attack

Data systems used by Alegre city hall, in the state of Espírito Santo, were the target of a cyber attack last Monday morning (6). So far, there is no information that indicates a leak of information stored in these systems, according to an official statement available on the city hall website.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

Poll: Digital scams, have you ever been a victim?

The circulation of scams that pretend to be someone or even well-known companies and institutions is increasingly common. Participate in the poll and help the digital defense scenario.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security