In Edition No. 126 of Internet Security Week , Brazil wins industrial cybersecurity committee, Microsoft revokes blocking decision, human resources can be allies of cybersecurity and more.
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Outdated industrial systems have become the target of malware sold to criminals
Large industrial systems, especially in state or infrastructure companies, are the target of malicious campaigns that also involve direct sales of passwords.
By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech
Brazil wins industrial cybersecurity committee
Leaders of Brazilian cybersecurity companies and other countries are announcing the creation of the Brazilian Industrial Cybersecurity Committee, an organization with the objective of overcoming the fragmentation of information and initiatives, favoring the education of professionals for the sector and the prevention of incidents.
By Paulo Brito in Ciso Advisor
Implications for Companies: Microsoft revoked its decision on blocking macros by default
One of the most common ways to spread malware is to add malicious commands to macros to documents. In the vast majority of cases, this means macrosoft office files macros. That is, for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets or Power Point presentations. The average company employee deals with many of these files every day.
By Anastasia Starikova in Kaspersky Daily
Vulnerable plugin in WordPress becomes the target of cybercriminals
A critical vulnerability reported in 2021 in the Kaswara Modern Wpbakery Page Builder plugin of WordPress is actively explored in a recent wave of attacks.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
How Ransomware continued hacked and encrypted the government of Costa Rica
See details about how the Conti Group violated Costa Rica data, showing the accuracy and speed of the attack from the beginning to the data encryption stage.
By ionut ilasu in bleeding computer
Beware of blows that sell alleged products seized by the revenue
It is common for the IRS to make auctions with products seized in various squares. And as in recent weeks there have been two announcements about these events, the bad guys soon tried to take advantage of these rapidly spreading communications to try to deceive those interested in buying cheaper products.
By Claudio Yuge in Canaltech
Human Resources: Allies of Cybersecurity
Did you know you need to count on the help of a human resources expert to successfully combat cybers? Are you surprised? Should not.
By Tatyana Shcherbakova in Kaspersky Daily
Attack on hotels in Brazil starts in ODT files
Wolf Security, HP Security Division, has published a warning by detailing an ongoing campaign against Brazilian hotels: vectors are e-mail messages in Portuguese containing text files open (.odt, or OpenCument) to distribute malware.
In Ciso Advisor
New version of Ransomware Redeemer is available in hacker forums
A hacker is offering a new version of the 'Redeemer' ransomware free of hacker forums, offering less qualified hackers an easy entry into the world of encryption extortion attacks.
By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer
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