Internet Security Week - Edition Nº 83

In edition no. 83 of Internet Security Week , a new Trojan horse, half of the companies have vulnerable databases, a podcast about information security and much more.

News

New Trojan Horse targets banks in Brazil, Mexico and Spain

A new family of Latin American malware targets banking institutions in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. Numando is capable of remotely controlling the user's computer, allowing an attacker to carry out operations, in addition to displaying false fields on the screen, so that the victim is compelled to hand over credentials and other personal data that allow fraud.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

More than 30 city halls have been invaded by cybercriminals since the end of last year

The systems of more than 30 Brazilian municipalities have been compromised by cybercriminals since the end of 2020, Trend Micro revealed this Tuesday (21). The data released by the company reveals that ransomware is one of the threats that stood out most during this period.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Microsoft Discovers Massive Phishing-as-a-Service

Microsoft announced yesterday that it had discovered a phishing-as-a-service operation called BulletProofLink, which specializes in selling phishing kits, email templates, hosting and automated triggering services at a relatively low cost. The operation uses a very high volume of unique and newly created subdomains — more than 300 thousand.

In CISO Advisor

VoIP.ms phone services disrupted by DDoS extortion attack

Hackers are targeting voice over Internet provider VoIP.ms with a DDoS attack and extorting the company to stop the attack that is severely disrupting the company's operations. VoIP.ms is an Internet telephony services company that offers affordable voice over IP services to businesses around the world.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Almost half of companies have vulnerable databases

Nearly half of all companies have internal databases with known vulnerabilities. According to an Impreva report, on average a vulnerable database has 26 public failures, more than half of which are critical or high severity. In Brazil, this rate is almost 20%, with an average of 14 failures per database.

By Renato Rodrigues in Kaspersky Daily

Does DNS firewall reduce the risk of ransomware attack?

After all, does a DNS firewall reduce the risk of ransomware attacks? This is one of the frequently asked questions when it comes to internet security management. Since ransomware attacks have become increasingly frequent.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

First half of 2021 closes with simultaneous cyberattacks on more than 50 Brazilian telecommunications companies

More than 50 Brazilian telecommunications companies suffered simultaneous DDoS attacks during the first half of 2021, which represents a growth of 16.17% compared to the first half of 2020.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

At least 44% of global industries have their data at risk

Data exposures have been increasingly frequent. In Brazil, a mega breach affected 223 million citizens at the beginning of 2021. The information collected included CPF, address, face photo and date of birth — even deceased people were included in the list.

By Roseli Andrion on FreeGameGuide

Telegram becomes new host for cybercriminals

An investigation by Cyberint, a cyber intelligence group, together with the British newspaper Financial Times, found a network of hackers sharing data leaks, in groups or channels, of thousands of subscribers. The content is known to be found on the dark web, accessed by many hackers using hidden software.

In CISO Advisor