Internet Security Week - Edition Nº 89

In edition no. 89 of Internet Security Week , iFood hacked, new tool accelerates data theft, more than 400 financial scams per hour in Brazil in 2021 and much more.

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Hacker group accelerates data theft with new tool

Researchers on the Symantec Threat Hunter team, Broadcom's enterprise security solutions division, have discovered a new data exfiltration tool designed to accelerate information theft for ransomware groups using the BlackMatter variant.

In CISO Advisor

iFood hacked? Restaurant names are changed due to political attacks

iFood, the leading food delivery company in Latin America, had its restaurant names changed on Tuesday night (02).

By Felipe Payão in Tecmundo

More than 400 financial scams were blocked per hour in Brazil in 2021

And virtual scams continue to be on the rise. According to information from PSafe, the company's security solutions blocked more than 3.4 million financial scams in 2021, which represents an average of more than 11 thousand per day and 400 per hour.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

Cybercrime: Brazil is the 5th country most affected by attacks in the world

According to research by Check Point, global data warns of an increase in cyber attacks. There are 40% more data breaches at organizations this year compared to last year. Brazil also suffers from this reality, it is the fifth most affected country in the world.

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What is killware and why should we care about it?

The newest term to be learned by internet users is “killware”, a form of cyber threat that has, in recent years, greatly concerned cyber security experts around the world.

In IT Professionals

Malware-infected JavaScript package

The Npm UAParser.js package, installed on tens of millions of computers worldwide, has been infected by a password stealer and miner.

By Nikolay Pankov on Kaspersky Daily

Canadian healthcare system disrupted by cyber attack

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador suffered a cyber attack that caused serious disruption to healthcare professionals and hospitals.

By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer

Hijacked Atento data leaks and Brazil should be the focus of cybercrime

Last week began with the leak of corporate data from customer service provider Atento, the result of a ransomware attack confirmed by the company on October 17th.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

14 service providers hacked, says Microsoft

The cyber offensive group Nobelium, believed to be the organizer of the attack that hit US software maker SolarWinds, continues to attack organizations associated with global IT supply chains.

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