Internet Security Week - Edition No. 48

In edition 48 of Internet Security Week , phishing attacks have grown in Brazil, security failure discovered by children, Detran exposes data from thousands of fined drivers and more.

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Malwarebytes has compromised internal emails after attack on Solarwinds

Malwarebytes, an American developer of information security solutions, is the newest confirmed victim of the massive attack on Solarwinds supply chain.

By Guilherme M. Petry in The Hack

Virtual attacks via phishing grew almost 100% in Brazil, reports report

Company specializing in digital risk monitoring, Axur released on Thursday (21) a survey about digital risks in Brazil. And the scenario is worrying. According to the document, virtual attacks via phishing in the country increased almost 100% compared to the previous year.

By Rui Maciel in Canaltech

Linux Mint corrects screen protection deviation discovered by two children

Two children playing on their father's computer accidentally found a way to get around the screen protector and access blocked systems.

By Catalin Cimpanu in ZDNET

Microsoft is launching an integrated password generator and a leaked credential monitoring feature

Microsoft Edge 88 now helps improve the safety of your online accounts with the password generator that suggests safe and strong passwords by updating existing credentials or signing up for new accounts.

By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer

Brazil accounts for 45% of 2020 card leaks in the world

In all, 2,842,779 credit and debit cards were exposed, which kept the country at the top of the leakage ranking.

By Erivelto tadeus in Ciso Advisor

What is the best security adjustment for Wi-Fi and why can WPA2 be 'weak'?

Duvies explains options to protect your Wi-Fi and because even a safe option can generate alerts.

By Altieres Rohr in G1

Detran exposes data from thousands of fined drivers

With only RENAVAVA NUMBERS AND VEHICLE PLATE, you can obtain, without any programming knowledge, data as a model and photo of the car, full name and CPF of the owner, and identification of the place of infringement of all fined vehicles in the state of Santa Catarina.

By Liliane Nakagawa in Digital Look

Again! WhatsApp user data appears again in search of Google

A few days after publicizing its new privacy policy in which it displeased many, WhatsApp is in a new controversy. Security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia found that the messenger has exposed the mobile number of thousands of users on Google.

By Nicole D'Almeida in UOL

Amazon pays $ 18,000 for researcher who found serious breach at Kindle

Researcher Yogev Bar-On, a member of the Israeli Cyber Safety Consulting Team Realmode Labs, was presented by Amazon with a reward of $ 18,000 after finding a very serious vulnerability on Kindle devices.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack

Data leakage may have exposed CPF from almost the entire Brazilian population

DFNDR LAB researchers, the PSAFE Security Laboratory identified a massive data leakage on Tuesday morning (19). Although experts did not disclose details about the exhibition, they ensure that the CPF numbers of more than 220 million citizens were exposed - that is, virtually the entire population of Brazil, including “large Brazilian authorities”.

By Ramon de Souza in Canaltech

How to improve company internet security with Lumiun?

The search for tools and solutions for internet safety increases as new cyber attacks are reported. See in the article, how to improve the company's internet security using Lumiun.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog