Internet Security Week - Edition No. 101

In Edition No. 101 of Internet Security Week , Bank Malware in Brazil, Central Bank data leakage, 7 Cybernetics security trends, Hacker Group uses Windows Update to infect PCs and more.

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Bank malware was detected more than 65,000 times in Brazil at the end of 2021

The increase in criminal activities of Chaes, a bank trojan that aims exclusively users from Brazil, led to a total of more than 66,000 detections in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech

SC Police identifies a group that attacked court of accounts

The Santa Catarina Civil Police reported identifying and located the group that made one of the last cyber attacks to the State Court of Auditors.

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Central Bank informs data leakage from more than 160 thousand pix keys

The Central Bank of Brazil (BC) reported through a note published on its website the leakage of registration data linked to 160.147 PIX keys, such as user name, social security number, relationship institution, agency and account number, which were being under the responsibility of access solutions SA (access). The incident, which took place from December 3 to 5, 2021, was a consequence of punctual failures in Banco Access systems.

By Francisco suede in We Live Security

Blocking access to websites is a trend in internet security and an obligation for companies

One of the strategic and urgent trends for 2022 is the management and control of internet access. Thus, blocking access to websites remains synonymous with security on the internet.

By Kelvin Zimmer in Lumiun Blog

More than 20,000 data centers management systems exposed to hackers

Researchers have found more than 20,000 instances of Data Center Infrastructure Management Software (DCIM) exposed to monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which can be used for a series of catastrophic attacks.

By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer

7 hot trends of cyber security (and two cooling)

Here are hot safety trends not so hot for 2022, a year when, unfortunately, the scope and sophistication of attacks should only get worse.

By Neal Weinberg in Cio

Even more attentive to online security, Brazilians do not know how to protect their data

A new study by the Kaspersky digital security firm shows that most Brazilians (62%) show concern for their online safety, but this interest has not yet become effective knowledge to be able to protect their personal information, still endangering their virtual identity.

By Dácio Castelo Branco in Canaltech

Institutional sites of the government of Bahia suffer attacks simultaneously

About 20 institutional sites of the Bahia government were committed by cyber attacks. By accessing the address of the web pages, users were redirected to another site that presented a message with insults to the current governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (PT), as well as alluding to the violence of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.

By Francisco suede in We Live Security

Lazarus Group uses Windows Update to infect PCs

The Hacker Lazarus group, which allegedly has connections with the North Korean government, has been observed by setting up a new campaign that uses Windows Update service to perform malicious load, expanding the arsenal of Living Off The Land Attack techniques (Lotl, or Living of Earth) to achieve its goals.

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