In edition nº 98 of Internet Security Week , new virus deceives Microsoft authentication, hackers steal more than million from 17 companies, president's data published on the web and much more.
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The 10 Worst Cybersecurity Habits to Leave Behind in 2021
A new year is a great opportunity to recalibrate your digital life. An increasingly important part of this process is cybersecurity. In fact, 2021 is already looking to be one of the most productive years for cybercriminals: almost 19 billion records were exposed in the first half of the year alone.
By Phil Muncaster on Welivesecurity
New version of virus tricks Microsoft security authentication
A digital threat is exploiting digital signature verification methods to steal personal and sensitive data from victims, already claiming more than 2,000 victims in 111 countries, with 21 of them located in Brazil.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
Hackers stole 1.1 million customer accounts from 17 companies
The New York State Attorney General's Office has warned 17 well-known companies that approximately 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Lapsus$ publishes sensitive data of the president and family
The Lapsus$ group, the same group that claimed responsibility for attacks on the Ministry of Health, Correios and Claro, published this morning on its Telegram channel an 835MB file containing sensitive information about the president of Brazil and members of his family. These include document numbers, banking information (with details that include monetary values), kinship information and movable and immovable property information.
By Paulo Brito in CISO Advisor
The most common spear phishing tricks
To be prepared for counterattacks targeting your company, information security departments need to know about incoming spear phishing emails.
By Roman Dedenok in Kaspersky Daily
Blocking employee websites: synonymous with security and productivity
Blocking employee websites is, without a doubt, one of the best practices in corporate internet security. Above all, because the lack of control over employees' internet access is the origin of most data security incidents or failures.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
How to prevent corporate data leaks in the cloud
In addition to cybercriminals using exploits for zero-day vulnerabilities, a much more real risk for organizations – especially when embarking on ambitious digital transformation projects – is human error.
By Phil Muncaster on Welivesecurity
'Elephant Beetle' spends months on victims' networks to divert transactions
A financially motivated actor nicknamed 'Elephant Beetle' is stealing millions of dollars from organizations around the world using an arsenal of over 80 unique tools and scripts.
By Bill Toulas Branco in Bleeping Computer
Group claims to have invaded Claro and displays screens
The Lapsus$ hacker group, the same one that claimed responsibility for the attack on the Ministry of Health on December 10, announced that it had invaded computers belonging to the telecommunications operator Claro.
By Paulo Brito in CISO Advisor
These are the digital threats that should gain more prominence in 2022
2022 has arrived and, in the digital security scenario, it is to be expected that fraud and crimes will continue to be in the news over the next few months. However, what are the threats that may stand out most during this period?
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
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