In edition no. 72 of Internet Security Week, pro-Trump social network is hacked on launch day, insecure password generator, Brazilian companies pay 3 times more for ransomware attacks and much more.
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Zero day breach in Windows is revealed “unintentionally”; all PCs are vulnerable
A group of Chinese researchers from the company Sangfor Technologies ended up “unintentionally” revealing details of a zero-day vulnerability that affects the latest versions of Windows and has not yet been fixed by Microsoft.
By Ramon de Souza in The Hack
Law firm hit by ransomware obtains court order asking criminals not to publish data they stole
A law firm hit by a ransomware attack responded to a payment request message with a court order demanding criminals not share stolen data.
By Gareth Corfield in The Register
Victims of the attack on Kaseya would be around 1,500
The company reported that the total number of customers affected did not reach 60 and that the total number of victims did not reach 1,500.
By Paulo Brito in CISO Advisor
Gettr social network, pro-Trump, was barely launched and has already been hacked
A few hours after launch, a hacker attack was identified on the platform. In an email sent to The Verge, Miller said the issue was detected and resolved in a matter of minutes. “All the intruder managed to do was change a few usernames.”
By Letícia Naísa on UOL
Only 4% of small and medium-sized companies are already prepared for the LGPD
Sanctioned in 2018, it has been in force since August 2020, but many companies are still seeking to adapt their operations to the standard's requirements.
By Roseli Andrion on FreeGameGuide
Cybercrime has US$1 million to buy zero days
Cyble, a US-based threat monitoring company, reported on its blog that it had discovered a 'threat actor' on the dark web who is making available the equivalent of US$1 million in almost 30 bitcoins for the purchase of zero days.
In CISO Advisor
Firewall: does your network need this protection?
Does your company use a firewall? How do you secure your network borders? Is network perimeter protection important? In the article you will be able to review some concepts to help with these issues.
By Heini Thomas Geib on Lumiun Blog
Kaspersky's secure password generator was... Generating insecure passwords
The company recently admitted, after being pressured by the publication of a proof-of-concept (PoC) by the research group Ledger Donjon, that the algorithm used in some versions of the program was generating relatively predictable passwords for an attacker using a strength tool gross.
By Ramon de Souza in The Hack
British Airways airline spends millions on lawyers in its 2018 data breach case
British Airways has settled the legal action against it, paying millions of pounds to have the data breach case dismissed in the High Court of England and Wales.
By Gareth Corfield in The Register
Brazilian companies pay 3 times more than the global average in ransomware attacks
The average payment given to criminals after incidents of this type reaches US$571 thousand (around R$3 million at current prices), more than three times higher than the number recorded globally, which is US$170.4 thousand ( almost R$897 thousand).
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
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