Internet Security Week – Edition No. 132

In Edition No. 132 of Internet Security Week , Google pays reward for those who discover vulnerabilities, hackers attack Russian taxi company, Brazil returns to the list of ransomware -attacked countries and more.

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Aggressive triple extortion tactic of the lockbit ransomware gang

The Ransomware Lockbit gang has announced that it is improving the defenses against distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks and working to carry the operation to triple extortion.

By ionut ilasu in bleeding computer

84% of companies have already suffered scams related to identity theft

Innovation does not always talk well with what is legacy and proof of this is in a report of identity security trends, published in June. The study points out that 84% of companies suffered some kind of breach or cyber incident related to users in the last 12 months, maintaining growth that, the previous year, was 79%.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech

Strike on WhatsApp promotes football album and free figurines

This is a fever that comes back every four years. Football stickers are a national passion, and cybercriminals would not waste the opportunity. Our analysts have discovered a new fake campaign circulating on WhatsApp in Brazil: a promotion that promises the new soccer figure album of the moment, plus 400 stickers, for free.

In Kaspersky Daily

Google will pay up to $ 164,000 for those who discover vulnerabilities

This week, Google has announced a bountry bug program to improve the safety of its Open Source projects. Through this reward program called Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program, the company invites researchers to report vulnerabilities and bugs that may affect the Open Source project ecosystem.

By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security

Cybercrime announces sale of 3 tb of data from the Brazilian government

The group that operates Ransomware Everest is announcing the sale of two digital assets attributed to the Brazilian government: access to a network and also data that total over 3 terabytes (TB). The announcement has only two lines and does not bring any links to samples, such as others already made by the same group, just as it does not bring the price.

In Ciso Advisor

Hackers attack rise taxi company and sends dozens to the same place in Moscow

The ramification of Russian giant technology problem taxis Yandex was hit by Hacker, who yesterday ordered dozens of taxis to a single address in downtown Moscow, resulting in a big traffic jam.

By Lindsay Clark in The Register

Windows malware delays correction installation in one month to avoid detection

False applications are being distributed through legitimate free software sites, providing wide exposure to malicious applications for regular sites and research mechanisms.

By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer

In a corporate email coup, criminals are passing by financial directors

In a new type of financial coup, reported in August 2021 by the Cybersecurity Company Avanan, the striker was passed by Director Finance (CFO) of a large sports company. In fraud, the criminal offered high profit margins, but for that, he asked for a bank transfer.

By Kaique Lima in Canaltech

Brazil returns to the list of the most attacked by ransomware

Brazil has returned to the ranking of the five countries that suffer the most ransomware attacks, reports the Fast Facts report for June published by Trend Micro. The five, in the order of attacks suffered, are United States, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil and Türkiye. In the month before the list contained, also in order, United States, Türkiye, Japan, Taiwan and India.

In Ciso Advisor