In edition no. 158 of Internet Security Week , how HR works in cybercrime, companies that pay ransom finance other attacks, email attacks can manipulate bills and divert payments and much more.
News
Mobile banking virus scams almost doubled in 2021
Everyone knows that banking viruses are the main focus of cybercriminals in scams against ordinary users. But now this movement appears quantified in numbers, with 196.4 thousand attempted attacks using financial trojans registered throughout 2022; the number represents almost double that observed last year and is the highest total since 2016.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Crime HR: how recruitment works on the dark web
Illegal businesses in the shadow economy need employees just as much as their legal counterparts. Let’s take a look at how “HR dark” works.
By Dmitry Reznikov in Kaspersky Daily
Companies that pay ransom subsidize ten new cyberattacks
While only 10% of ransomware victims pay ransom demands made by cybercriminals, those who do are effectively financing six to ten new attacks, warns Trend Micro. The cybersecurity solutions provider used data science techniques to analyze data from multiple sources, including sensing telemetry, network infrastructures, blockchain transactions, underground forums, chat logs, among other resources.
In CISO Advisor
Tokenization and blockchain: impacts on the financial ecosystem
There is much discussion about the process of transforming physical assets into digital assets through the tokenization process. This process has also considered the regulatory guidelines of law no. 13,709/2018 (General Data Protection Law – LGPD) and the National Monetary Council resolution 4893/2021 on information security.
By Thiago Rolli and Gabrielle Hernandes in Finsiders
Adult content sites pose a greater threat to user safety
According to research by one of the leading cybersecurity companies, adult content, media streaming and video hosting sites present the most threats to users' security and privacy.
In CryptoID
Cybersecurity and Burnout: the importance of protecting professionals’ mental health
The Information Security area is stressful and challenges teams not only in protecting environments, but also health.
By Alex Amorim in Security Report
Attacks against emails can manipulate bills and divert payments
Malicious software for sale on cybercriminal forums, groups and messaging applications is capable of tracking hacked email accounts to change bills, diverting legitimate payments to the crooks' accounts. The manipulation takes place directly in the PDF file, minimizing the chance of discovery by the user.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Man-on-the-side – a peculiar type of attack
What is the man-on-the-side attack, and how is it different from the man-in-the-middle attack?
By Anastasia Starikova in Kaspersky Daily
Telephone and phishing attacks increased in 2022
Security researchers recorded a 76% increase last year in financial losses resulting from phishing attacks, which increasingly use sophisticated tactics and exploit users' lack of knowledge.
In CISO Advisor
Film Indication
“On the Line”: a film about vishing
- Have you ever watched a film adaptation of a cybersecurity glossary? Well, I did this recently, much to my surprise. The South Korean film On the Line (the original title is Boiseu) is undoubtedly an action film. At the same time, it contains such a concentration of cybercrime that you could almost recommend it as information security teaching material. The consultants hired by the filmmakers seem to know the subject well.
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