Internet Safety Week - Edition No. 57

In edition #57 of Internet Security Week , Facebook fails, a $50 million attack occurs, a Trojan steals 900,000 credentials, and much more.

News

The website informs you if your company's data has been leaked and what to do.

Specializing in monitoring and responding to digital risks, Axur announced the launch of "Exposed Data".

By Rui Maciel in Canaltech

Facebook's cookie flaw allowed access to its internal network.

A researcher from Ukraine earned US$54,800 for discovering the flaw. He had already discovered another one in December 2020.

In Ciso Advisor

Attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers increase by 1028% in one week.

After the discovery of four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange earlier this month, the number of attempted attacks on companies that use the tool increased by 1028%, going from 700 in the first week to 7,200 in the second week of March.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Acer is hit by a $50 million ransomware attack.

Computer giant Acer has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack, in which the threat actors are demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50 million.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Cybercriminals ruthlessly exploited the coronavirus pandemic to create phishing websites that impersonated Pfizer, BioNTech, and other well-known vaccine and PPE suppliers.

By Gareth Corfield in The Register

Three billion "fake" emails are sent every day.

Emails remain the most popular method for delivering malware or attempted scams worldwide.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

Trojan steals 900,000 credentials from Brazilian browsers.

A scan by ISH Tecnologia located a text file containing nearly 900,000 stolen browser credentials.

In Ciso Advisor

Ransomware criminals are asking victims' clients to demand payment of the ransom.

A ransomware operation known as 'Clop' is putting maximum pressure on victims, sending emails to their clients and demanding a ransom payment to protect their privacy.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Could the “biggest data leak in Brazil” be a “hoax”? Experts comment.

The entire country of Brazil went into a frenzy on January 19th of this year, after several media outlets began reporting what would be the biggest data leak in the country's history.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack