Internet Security Week - Edition Nº 59

In edition no. 59 of Internet Security Week, Procon notifies Facebook, Zuckerberg's phone number leaked, cell phone operator records for sale and much more.

News

Mark Zuckerberg's phone number appeared among leaked Facebook user data

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's cellphone number is among the personal information leaked online on a low-level hacker forum, according to a researcher.

By Zahra Tayeb in Business Insider

174 million records for sale as being from Vivo, TIM and Claro

A cybercriminal announced the sale of three databases containing, according to him, records of more than 174 million subscribers from three Brazilian telephone operators: Vivo, TIM and Claro.

At Ciso Advisor

FBI arrests suspect who planned to blow up Amazon data center

The FBI, US federal police, arrested a man who is suspected of planning to plant a bomb in an Amazon data center. According to the agency, the boy confessed to being one of the people involved in the invasion of the Capitol, on January 6th.

By Kaique Lima in Olhar Digital

Procon-SP notifies Facebook

Consumer protection institution wants to discuss updating Whatsapp's privacy policy.

In Procon SP

VISA warns that hackers increasingly use web shells to steal credit cards

Global payments processor VISA warns that threat actors are increasingly deploying web shells on compromised servers to exfiltrate credit card information stolen from online store customers.

By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer

Clubhouse data leak: 1.3 million user records leaked

So far, it looks like it's been the worst week of the year for social media platforms in terms of data leaks, with Clubhouse apparently joining the fray.

In Cybernews

Researchers receive $200,000 after hacking Zoom

Two Dutch security experts participated in the annual Pwn2Own computer hacking contest, and managed to find a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Zoom.

In Malware Bytes

Scams in e-commerce have generated losses of R$2 billion since the start of the pandemic

Losses were recorded among cases involving well-known companies in the market.

By Eduardo Sorrentino in Olhar Digital

Facebook confirms data scrapping, but will not notify victims

Facebook confirmed, last Wednesday (7), what many already suspected: the database containing information from more than 533 million users of the social network is not a new leak nor the result of a cyber incident.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack

96% of professionals prepare for AI-based attacks

A study conducted by MIT Technology Review reveals that 96% of security leaders are now preparing for the emergence of AI-powered cyberattacks, with many of them adopting AI defenses.

At Ciso Advisor

6 reasons to use Lumiun Box to control internet access

Controlling internet access is a common practice in companies and is increasingly important and necessary. With this in mind, we decided to bring you 6 reasons to use Lumiun Box to control your company's internet access, in order to protect and improve the team's focus.

By Aléx de Oliveira on Lumiun Blog