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Internet Security Week – Edition No. 94

In issue 94 of Internet Safety Week, the Ministry of Health website invaded, more used passwords in 2021, the most dangerous malware in the world have Brazil as the main target and more.


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Invaded Ministry of Health website? Group talks about deleting data

The Ministry of Health's website seems to have been invaded early in the early hours of Friday (10), with a message talking about copy and exclusion of data being published in its place. The disfiguration speaks of the implementation of a ransomware in the folder systems, as well as the obtaining and exclusion of 50 tb of information belonging to the organ.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech

The most used passwords in 2021 are also the most insecure

A new study on the most common passwords used in 2021 reveals that users continue to opting for weak and easy -to -discover passwords by cybercriminals.

By Juan Manuel Harán in Welivesecurity

New companies have 400% more chances of being victims of fraud, reveals study

New companies, created from January 2020, are 425% more likely to suffer attempts at fraud, identified an internal study by Clearsale, a Brazilian firm of anti -fiprude solutions.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Data violation affects 80,000 employees of the Australia do Sul government

The Australia do Sul government reported that confidential personal information belonging to tens of thousands of its employees were compromised after a ransomware attack that reached the system of an external payroll software provider last month.

By Bill Toulas in BleepingComputer

Hackers steal $ 119 million from the 'Web3' encryption project

An unknown hacker or hackers stole $ 119 million in cryptocurrencies from a blockchain -based decentralized finance platform (Defi).

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai in vice

Microsoft 'Confisca' 42 sites used by Chinese hackers

Company says attacks have been carried out to collect information from government agencies and human rights groups.

In Ciso Advisor

Conti Ransomware: main features and how their affiliates work

Conti is malware that belongs to the family of ransomware. The threat was discovered between October and December 2019 and operates as Ransomware as A Service (RAAS). This means that developers offer this ransomware in clandestine forums to recruit affiliates, which are responsible for distributing the threat in exchange for a percentage of profits from rescue payment.

By Fernando Tavella in Welivesecurity

BlackCat - This year's most sophisticated ransomware

The new AlphV ransomware operation, also known as BlackCat, was launched last month and can be the most sophisticated ransomware of the year, with a highly customizable set of features that allows attacks on a wide range of corporate environments.

By Lawrence Abrams in BleepingComputer

IKEA is a complex phishing victim and has its internal email service compromised

IKEA, Swedish multinational furniture and home articles, is facing a complex phishing campaign ongoing, where cybercriminals are using internal emails from the company to send more false messages to other employees. BleepingComputer, which had access to internal emails from the company, reports that employees are being alerted from the attack.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Most dangerous malware in the world is back and Brazil is among the most affected

Emotet follows in its return tour, with a survey pointing to Brazil as the fourth country most infected with malware. Prague, capable of opening a gateway to criminals and facilitating ransomware attacks, among others, has been registering a gradual increase in its activities.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech


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