In the 126th edition of Internet Security Week , Brazil gains an Industrial Cybersecurity Committee, Microsoft revokes a blocking decision, human resources can be allies of cybersecurity, and much more.
News
Outdated industrial systems become targets for malware sold to criminals.
Large industrial systems, especially in state-owned or infrastructure companies, are the target of malicious campaigns that also involve the direct sale of password-cracking applications.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Brazil establishes an Industrial Cybersecurity Committee.
Leaders from Brazilian and international cybersecurity companies are announcing the creation of the Brazilian Industrial Cybersecurity Committee, an organization aimed at overcoming the fragmentation of information and initiatives, promoting the education of professionals in the sector, and preventing incidents.
By Paulo Brito in CISO Advisor
Implications for businesses: Microsoft has reversed its decision to block macros by default.
One of the most common ways to spread malware is by adding malicious commands to macros in documents. In the vast majority of cases, this means macros for Microsoft Office files. That is, for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, or PowerPoint presentations. The average company employee deals with many of these files every day.
By Anastasia Starikova in Kaspersky Daily
Vulnerable WordPress plugin becomes target of cybercriminals.
A critical vulnerability reported in 2021 in the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin is being actively exploited in a recent wave of attacks.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
How the Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government.
See details on how the Conti group breached Costa Rica's data, showing the precision and speed of the attack, from the beginning to the data encryption stage.
By Ionut Ilascu in Bleeping Computer
Beware of scams selling supposedly seized goods from the tax authorities.
It is common for the Federal Revenue Service to hold auctions of seized goods in various locations. And since there have been two announcements about these events in recent weeks, criminals quickly took advantage of these rapidly spreading announcements to try and deceive those interested in buying cheaper goods.
By Claudio Yuge on Canaltech
Human Resources: allies of cybersecurity
Did you know that you need the help of a Human Resources specialist to successfully combat cyber threats? Surprised? You shouldn't be.
By Tatyana Shcherbakova in Kaspersky Daily
Attack on Brazilian hotels begins in ODT files.
Wolf Security, HP's security division, has issued an alert detailing an ongoing campaign targeting Brazilian hotels: the vectors are email messages in Portuguese containing OpenDocument (.odt, or OpenDocument) text files to distribute malware.
In CISO Advisor
A new version of the Redeemer ransomware has been made available on hacker forums.
A hacker is offering a new version of the 'Redeemer' ransomware for free on hacker forums, providing less skilled hackers with an easy entry point into the world of crypto extortion attacks.
By Bill Toulas on Bleeping Computer
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