In the 101st edition of Internet Security Week , we cover banking malware in Brazil, a data leak from the Central Bank, 7 cybersecurity trends, a hacker group using Windows Update to infect PCs, and much more.
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Banking malware was detected more than 65,000 times in Brazil at the end of 2021.
The increase in criminal activity by Chaes, a banking trojan that exclusively targets users in Brazil, led to a total of more than 66,000 detections in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Police in Santa Catarina identify group that attacked the Court of Auditors.
The Civil Police of Santa Catarina reported that they have identified and located the group that carried out one of the latest cyberattacks on the State Court of Auditors.
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The Central Bank reports a data breach involving more than 160,000 Pix keys.
The Central Bank of Brazil (BC) announced through a statement published on its website the leak of registration data linked to 160,147 Pix keys, such as user name, CPF (Brazilian taxpayer ID), relationship institution, branch and account number, which were under the responsibility of Acesso Soluções de Pagamento SA (Acesso). The incident, which occurred between December 3 and 5, 2021, was a consequence of specific failures in the Acesso bank's systems.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
Blocking access to websites is a growing 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. Therefore, blocking access to websites remains synonymous with internet security.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Over 20,000 data center management systems exposed to hackers.
Researchers have found more than 20,000 publicly exposed instances of data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software that monitor devices, HVAC control systems, and power distribution units, which can be used for a range of catastrophic attacks.
By Bill Toulas on Bleeping Computer
7 hot cybersecurity trends (and two cooling down)
Here are the hot and not-so-hot security trends for 2022, a year in which, unfortunately, the scope and sophistication of attacks are only expected to worsen.
By Neal Weinberg in CIO
Even with increased awareness of online security, Brazilians don't know how to protect their data.
A new study by the digital security firm Kaspersky shows that the majority of Brazilians (62%) are concerned about their online security, but this interest has not yet translated into effective knowledge to protect their personal information, still putting their virtual identities at risk.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
Institutional websites of the Bahia state government suffer simultaneous attacks.
Approximately 20 institutional websites belonging to the government of Bahia were compromised by cyberattacks. Upon accessing the web pages, users were redirected to another site displaying a message with insults directed at the current governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (PT), and also making allusions between the violence in Bahia and that in Rio de Janeiro.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
The Lazarus group uses Windows Update to infect PCs.
The Lazarus hacker group, which allegedly has ties to the North Korean government, has been observed mounting a new campaign that uses the Windows Update service to execute malicious payloads, expanding its arsenal of Living off the Land (LotL) attack techniques to achieve its objectives.
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Event
Information Security Compliance for Small Businesses, with a focus on the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law).
- February 4, 2022 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
- In-person event at Agência Costa Azul – Salvador – BA
- Free
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