In issue #146 of Internet Security Week , cyberattack prediction for 2023, Google Translate used for Phishing, corporate email accounts hacked, 2022 cybersecurity report and more.
News
Experts predict explosion of cyber attacks for 2023
2022 was not an easy year for cybersecurity and what's coming looks even worse. Experts expect an even greater expansion in the number of attacks in 2023.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
World Cup causes malicious streaming sites to proliferate
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has given rise to the emergence of numerous fake streaming sites that, under the pretext of offering free streaming of football matches, trick users into downloading malicious programs or providing personal information that will be used in scams or fraud.
In CISO Advisor
Google Translate used for phishing
Why might a business email contain a link to Google Translate? When discussing the antics of cybercriminals, we always recommend that you carefully look at the URL when clicking on a link inserted in emails.
By Roman Dedenok in Kaspersky Daily
What is web scraping and what is it for?
Web scraping, a technique for collecting information on the web, is widely used by cybercriminals to create data leaks.
By Daniel Cunha Barbosa in We Live Security
Corporate email accounts hacked and used to send remote access tool
MuddyWater hackers, a group associated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, used compromised corporate email accounts to deliver phishing messages to their targets.
By Ionut Ilascu in Bleeping Computer
2022 Cybersecurity Report – Everything that happened in the year
In recent months, Brazil has suffered several attacks on government agencies, banking institutions, hospitals and private companies, showing how important it is for companies to increasingly dedicate themselves to their digital security. See in this text a cybersecurity report, with an overview of what happened this year.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
80% of companies in Brazil have not yet adapted to the LGPD
The General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD) provides for the processing of personal data by companies and public bodies, mainly in digital environments. Despite being in force since 2021, a survey showed that 80% of companies in Brazil are still not completely compliant with the standards.
By Giovana Pignati on Canaltech
Latin America records 4,000 ransomware attacks per day
An average of 4,000 ransomware attacks were recorded per day in Latin America in the first eight months of the year, according to Kaspersky data. This amount, although still high, represents a drop of 28% compared to the same period in 2021 — and Brazil is on the list of countries recording this downward trend.
In CISO Advisor
Dolphin: backdoor is used for espionage by the ScarCruft group
ESET's research team discovered Dolphin, a sophisticated backdoor that extends the APT ScarCruft group's arsenal of malicious tools.
By Filip Jurčacko in We Live Security
Cybercriminals create 400,000 new malware per day
In 2022, our detection systems discovered an average of 400,000 new malicious files distributed each day, which corresponds to a 5% increase compared to 2021.
In Kaspersky Daily
Podcast
Episode #31 | DevSecOps – RedCast
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