In edition no. 126 of Internet Security Week , Brazil wins the Industrial Cybersecurity Committee, Microsoft revokes blocking decision, human resources can be allies in cybersecurity and much more.
News
Outdated industrial systems become targets of malware sold to criminals
Large industrial systems, mainly in state-owned or infrastructure companies, are the target of malicious campaigns that also involve the direct sale of password cracking applications.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Brazil gains Industrial Cybersecurity Committee
Leaders of Brazilian cybersecurity companies and other countries are announcing the creation of the Brazilian Industrial Cybersecurity Committee, an organization with the objective of overcoming the fragmentation of information and initiatives, favoring the education of professionals for the sector and the prevention of incidents.
By Paulo Brito in CISO Advisor
Implications for Business: Microsoft Overturned Its Decision on Blocking Macros by Default
One of the most common ways to spread malware is to add malicious commands to macros in documents. In the vast majority of cases, this means macros for Microsoft Office files. That is, for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets or Power Point presentations. The average company employee handles many of these files every day.
By Anastasia Starikova in Kaspersky Daily
Vulnerable WordPress plugin becomes target of cybercriminals
A critical vulnerability reported in 2021 in the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin is being actively exploited in a recent wave of attacks.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
How Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government
See details on how the Conti group breached Costa Rica's data, showing the precision and speed of the attack, from the beginning to the data encryption stage.
By Ionut Ilascu in Bleeping Computer
Beware of scams that sell supposed products seized by the IRS
It is common for the Federal Revenue Service to hold auctions with seized products in various places. And as there were two announcements about these events in recent weeks, criminals quickly took advantage of these announcements, which spread quickly, to try to deceive those interested in buying cheaper products.
By Claudio Yuge on FreeGameGuide
Human Resources: cybersecurity allies
Did you know that you need to count on the help of a Human Resources specialist to successfully combat cyber threats? Are you surprised? Should not.
By Tatyana Shcherbakova in Kaspersky Daily
Attack on Brazilian hotels begins in ODT files
Wolf Security, HP's security division, published an alert detailing an ongoing campaign against Brazilian hotels: the vectors are email messages in Portuguese containing OpenDocument (.odt, or OpenDocument) text files to distribute malware.
In CISO Advisor
New version of Redeemer ransomware is made available on hacker forums
A hacker is offering a new version of the 'Redeemer' ransomware for free on hacking forums, offering less-skilled hackers an easy entry into the world of crypto extortion attacks.
By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer
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