In issue #143 of Internet Security Week , why you shouldn't pay a ransomware ransom, Brazil is still the biggest target of attacks in Latin America, “Black Fraud” and the dangers with phishing attacks, data leaks attributed to CCAA and much more.
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Why shouldn't you pay a ransomware ransom?
The general idea is that, by agreeing on the ransom, companies finance cybercrime, even without any guarantee that their data will be returned or kept confidential. On the contrary, the criminal industry is growing rapidly, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and increasingly specialized gangs, which invest in new ways of causing damage and maximizing profits.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
The worst and most insecure passwords used in Brazil in 2021
According to a report produced by NordPass, passwords such as “123456”, “Brazil” and “123456789” are the three most used by internet users in Brazil.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
Brazil and cybersecurity: we are still the biggest target of attacks in Latin America
Kaspersky's Threat Panorama shows that Brazil records more than 1.5 thousand malware attacks per minute. Scams with fraudulent messages (phishing) are exploding in all countries.
In Kaspersky Daily
Black Fraud: explosion of Phishing attacks
Many fraudsters take advantage of this time of year to plant traps and obtain confidential data and information, such as personal documents, credit card numbers and confidential information related to companies (such as tax data, employee registration, financial reports, among others).
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Leak on the dark web attributes content to CCAA, famous language school
A website on the dark web, specializing in the sale of data, dumped on November 1st a file whose content is attributed by the operators to the website of the Brazilian organization CCAA, the brand of a language school franchise based in Brazil.
In CISO Advisor
FBI: Hive ransomware extorted $100 million from more than 1,300 victims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that the notorious Hive ransomware gang has successfully extorted around $100 million from over a thousand companies since June 2021.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Six initiatives to strengthen enterprise security in the cloud
Nublifty expert presents important reflections on the journey of privacy and data protection in cloud computing.
In IP News
E‑mail Spoofing: technique used to falsify the sender of a message
E-mail Spoofing is the act of falsifying identities through messages using a false sender. This is a common technique in phishing and spam attacks.
By Martina López in We Live Security
42 thousand fake websites from famous brands are part of a scheme to generate traffic
A cybercriminal network is using more than 42,000 websites with famous brand names as bait for a gigantic traffic generation scheme.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
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