In edition no. 149 of Internet Security Week , ransomware in a hospital affects 270 thousand patients, a new banking trojan in Brazil, information from 400 million Twitter users is for sale, 15% of internet users suffered a cyber attack in 2022 and a lot more.
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15 most exploited security vulnerabilities in 2021
The year 2022 is coming to an end and, with it, another cycle of digital threats and vulnerability exploitations. Before the new year begins, starting another sequence of new scams and attacks, it is important to look back and learn about the 15 most used vulnerabilities in the last 12 months in attacks against users and, mainly, organizations.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Hospital ransomware attack affects 270,000 patients
Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) has sent notice of a data breach affecting nearly 270,000 people who received care at one of its medical centers. A massive ad fraud campaign using Google Ads and 'popunders' on adult websites is estimated to have generated millions of ad impressions on stolen articles, making the fraudsters an estimated $275,000 a month.
By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer
Researchers detect new banking trojan targeting users in Brazil
The threat affects Windows operating systems and is spread through campaigns that use the names of well-known banking institutions in the country.
By Fernando Tavella in We Live Security
Information stolen from over 400 million Twitter accounts apparently for sale
A criminal this Christmas weekend said he is willing to sell public and private information on more than 400 million Twitter accounts. According to him, this data includes information that anyone can discover – follower counts, account creation date, etc. – as well as private details such as email addresses and phone numbers of tweeters.
By Iain Thomson in The Register
To block or not to block WhatsApp in the company?
Internet access control has become a very common practice among companies, mainly due to the numerous benefits it can provide. Blocking WhatsApp is one of the measures most used by companies seeking to ensure greater productivity and security on the internet.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
More and more organizations accept that they will be the target of a cyber attack
With the number of cyber attacks increasing every day, the need to guarantee the security of people and companies has increased and, with it, the desire to learn how to predict dangerous situations has also grown, in order to reduce them as much as possible.
In Brand's Eco
15% of internet users suffered attacks during 2021
15.3% of internet users worldwide were the target of at least one cyber attack throughout 2022.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
BTC.com Lost $3 Million in Cryptocurrency in Cyber Attack
BTC.com, one of the largest cryptocurrency mining pools in the world, announced that it was the victim of a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of approximately US$3 million in crypto assets belonging to customers and the company.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Data from 13 million users is exposed in attack on SPTrans system
SPTrans reported that Bilhete Único cards are working normally and that balances have not been affected. In any case, the guideline is for users to change their access passwords.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
Podcast
Check out the trends for 2023 highlighted by ESET experts
- Check out the fifth episode of the Conexão Segura podcast. This time, ESET's research and investigation team analyzed three trends that we may encounter in 2023.
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