Internet Security Week - Edition Nº 57

In edition no. 57 of Internet Security Week , Facebook fails, US$50 million attack, trojan steals 900,000 credentials and much more.

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Website informs you if your company's data has been leaked and what to do

Specializing in monitoring and reacting to digital risks, Axur announced the launch of “Exposed Data”.

By Rui Maciel on Canaltech

Facebook cookie flaw allowed access to its internal network

Researcher from Ukraine earned US$54,800 for discovering the flaw. He had already discovered another in December 2020.

At Ciso Advisor

Attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers grow 1028% in one week

After the discovery of four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange at the beginning of this month, the number of attempted attacks on the tool's client companies increased by 1028%, going from 700 in the first week, to 7,200 in the second week of March.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Acer hit by $50 million ransomware attack

Computer giant Acer has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack, in which threat actors are demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50 million.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Cybercriminals relentlessly exploited the coronavirus pandemic to create phishing sites posing as Pfizer, BioNTech and other well-known vaccine and PPE providers.

By Gareth Corfield in The Register

Three billion “spoofed” emails are sent every day

Emails remain the most popular method for delivering malware or attempted scams around the world.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

Trojan steals 900,000 credentials from Brazilians' browsers

Scanning by ISH Tecnologia found a text file containing nearly 900,000 stolen browser credentials.

At Ciso Advisor

Ransomware Criminals Ask Victims' Customers to Demand Ransom Payment

A ransomware operation known as 'Clop' is applying maximum pressure on victims by sending emails to its customers and asking them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Could the “biggest data leak in Brazil” be a “fraud”? Experts comment

The whole of Brazil went into a frenzy on January 19th of this year, after several media outlets began reporting what would be the biggest data leak in the country's history.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack