In edition no. 53 of Internet Security Week , a new Mastercad card scam, leaked data from free VPNs, increased bank account theft and much more.
News
Fault in Meu Vivo allows access to CPF and telephone number of other customers
A strange problem affects Meu Vivo: it is possible to access the invoice of several other customers, which includes personal data such as CPF, full name, address and, of course, the telephone number.
By Felipe Ventura in Tecnoblog
Data from 21 million free VPN users leaks onto the web
A cyber criminal published an advertisement claiming to have at his disposal a collection containing 21 million data from three famous VPN applications for Android smartphones.
By Ramon De Souza on FreeGameGuide
Plaguing Brazilians since 2018, Vadokrist banking trojan evolves and worries researchers
Vadokrist is a banking trojan developed especially to infect Brazilians and steal bank account data.
By Guilherme Petry in The Hack
New scam using Mastercad and Visa card
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed a new attack that could allow criminals to trick a point-of-sale terminal into making a transaction with a victim's Mastercard contactless card into believing it is a Visa card.
By Ravie Lakshmanan in The Hacker News
US$650 million settlement signed between the US and Facebook for privacy violations
The United States court confirmed an agreement for Facebook to pay US$650 million to residents of a state for privacy violations involving facial recognition systems.
By Daniel Junqueira in Olhar Digital
Data leaks increased 493% in Brazil, according to MIT research
A recent survey shows that data leaks increased by 493% in Brazil, with more than 205 million pieces of Brazilian data being criminally leaked in 2019.
By Tiago Araujo in Você S/A
Correios has an “official” name and domain used by cybercriminals in an email scam
The scam is carried out via email and uses techniques that fool one into thinking it is legitimate, but – in practice – the intention is dangerous.
In Everything Cellular
Trend Micro's annual survey reveals growth in cyber threats. There were more than 62.6 billion attacks in 2020
The research, carried out annually, can guide companies' strategic security planning.
In CryptoID
Bank account theft grew by 20% throughout 2020, says study
Account takeover — this is the name in English of the new scam that is becoming increasingly popular, including in Brazil.
By Ramon De Souza on FreeGameGuide
China 'cloned and used' an NSA zero-day vulnerability before it was leaked onto the internet
How and why cybercriminals attack accounts on hosting provider websites.
By Guilherme Petry in The Hack
Events
VLSM: Network Security Training – Good Operational Practices
- December 2, 2020, 1:45 pm – July 30, 2021, 1:30 pm
- Online event via Youtube
- Free
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