In edition no. 99 of Internet Security Week , Localiza suffers cyber attack, Brazilian cards for sale on the dark web, new Windows vulnerability and much more.
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Localiza suffers cyber attack and manages to restore systems
In the early hours of Tuesday (11), the websites of the car rental company Localiza went offline. On the afternoon of the same day, the company confirmed, through a statement to the market, that the situation occurred because of a virtual security incident that affected the institution's systems.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
NoReboot: attack simulates smartphone restart
To be absolutely sure that your phone is not tracking you or listening to conversations, you can turn it off. It seems logical; this way, even if the phone is infected with serious spyware, it cannot do anything.
By Alex Drozhzhin in Kaspersky Daily
227 thousand Brazilian cards are for sale on the dark web
In the ranking, the most affected country was the United States, with more than 1.5 million cards, followed by Australia, with almost 420 thousand.
In CISO Advisor
Warning to companies about scam by criminals who send pen drives with ransomware through the mail
Criminals sent USB devices through the mail with the purpose of installing ransomware on the computers of employees of American companies and hijacking confidential files.
By Francisco Camurça in Welivesecurity
Microsoft: Critical New Windows HTTP Vulnerability
Microsoft has fixed a critical flaw marked as wormable and found to affect the latest versions of Windows for desktop and server, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Blocking websites when working from home: an important action for companies
As extreme or unfriendly as it may seem, blocking websites at the company and in the home office is, in fact, an important management and security process on the company's internet.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Trickbot, Emotet and Log4J are the most active malware in Brazil
Trickbot, Emotet and Log4J were the malware that most impacted Brazil and the world at the end of 2021, according to the Global Threat Index from Check Point Research (CPR), Check Point Software's threat intelligence division.
In CISO Advisor
Cybercriminals use Pix QR Code in new scam
Two new fraud formats: the first is well known and extremely common at this time of year: the famous fake invoices/bills. The new feature is the presence of the QR Code as a payment option – cybercriminals send false invoices by email aimed at small and medium-sized companies.
By Nathaliasica on Kaspersky Daily
SysJoker malware is able to hide on any operating system
Multi-stage attacks focused on evasion are the tactics of SysJoker, a new malware discovered in mid-December that is becoming a point of attention for security experts.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
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