Internet Security Week - Edition Nº 41

In edition 41 of Internet Security Week , identity cards are sold on the dark web, iPhone vulnerability, hacker attack on Embraer and much more.

News

Russian hacker group “Turla” stored stolen data in Drop box

The Russian hacker group known as Turla had been using Drop box to store data stolen from high-profile targets in malware dissemination campaigns carried out between 2015 and 2020.

By Rafael Arbulu in Olhar Digital

Embraer reveals that it was the victim of a hacker attack

Embraer announced on Monday night (30) that it was the victim of a hacker attack on November 25th. The Brazilian aviation giant disclosed what happened after some information and files were revealed by criminals.

By Felipe Ribeiro on Canaltech

Ransomware attack harms Vancouver public transport agency

A ransomware attack has paralyzed the operations of TransLink, the public transport agency for the city of Vancouver in Canada.

By Catalin Cimpanu on ZD Net

New failure by the Ministry of Health exposes data from 243 million Brazilians on the internet

The leak was revealed by the newspaper “O Estado de S. Paulo”, and includes information from people who have already died. Ministry says that “there was cadastral exposure”, but not “access to information”.

In G1

Very serious vulnerability in the iPhone allowed complete access via Wi-Fi

A memory corruption bug in the iOS kernel that gave attackers remote access to the entire device – over Wi-Fi, without the need for user interaction.

By Dan Goodin at ASR Technica

Investigation reveals that 25 countries use spyware to spy on their citizens

Among the countries would be Australia, Belgium, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Serbia, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

At Ciso Advisor

Identity cards are sold for 50 cents on the dark web

For just US$0.50 cents, a criminal can buy identity cards or access credentials to streaming platforms from people who have been victims of a cybercrime or data leak.

In IT Inside

What is internet security and why is it important?

Internet security can be understood as all the precautions that users must take to protect all properties that are part of the internet, such as infrastructure, devices and information.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

Emails from top executives are selling for up to $1,500

At least a few hundred email accounts belonging to presidents, directors and other high-ranking executives at renowned companies would be in the hands of hackers.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech