Internet Security Week - Edition No. 71

In Edition No. 71 of Internet Security Week for sale on Dark Web, new internet fraud, a company convicted of leaking customer data and more.

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General Public Knowledge about cybers is still low, confirms research

According to a survey conducted by ARMYS security company among 2,000 US professionals, a considerable part of them are not yet much aware of the risks and consequences that virtual attacks can bring.

By Felipe Gugelmin in Canaltech

Microsoft approved a blocked Windows driver with rootkit malware

Microsoft admitted on Friday that it signed a third party malicious driver code sent for certification through its Windows hardware compatibility program.

By Thomas Claburn in The Register

700 million of LinkedIn records for sale at Dark Web

A user of a cybercriminous forum is announcing for sale a file containing 700 million records of people, who according to him belong to LinkedIn.

By Paulo Brito in Ciso Advisor

In the pandemic, new frauds grow on the internet and affect Brazilians

Let's face it: No one was prepared for what 2020 brought us. The new coronavirus pandemic (Sars-Cov2), besides changing the lives of millions of people around the world, has also caused a number of structural and cultural changes in society.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack

Company is convicted of leaking customer data after sale over the internet

Consumer data leakage on a website for online purchases, albeit for a short time it reveals “safety failure” and generates indemnifiable moral damage. The conclusion is from the 26th Chamber of Private Law of the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP), which ordered Sodimac to indemnify a customer at $ 2,000. The Board applied to the case the General Law on Personal Data Protection (LGPD) - Law No. 13.709/2018.

By Eduardo Velozo Fuccia in Vade News

How the pandemic is dramatically changing cybersecurity in companies

Cyber safety efforts need to be updated to prevent a second crisis from arising from: in digital devices and networks vital to organizations.

By Carlos Rodrigues in administrators

How to identify and prevent receiving spam

Unlike most internet users believe, there are several types of spam strategies, and even though it is a term considered “old”, it is still widely used by digital criminals in an attempt to extort, steal, damage or kidnap information and devices, especially from companies and professionals.

By Kelvin Zimmer in Lumiun Blog

Revil threatens to publish 450 GB of Fleury Group data

Ransomware Revil (or Sodinokibi) operators published Friday (25), at 1 pm on their Dark Web leakage site six images that claim to have been downloaded in access that obtained the Fleury Diagnostic Medicine Group network. The images are of two personal documents, two test requests and two invoices. However, cybercriminals claim that they have 450 GB of data in their power, stolen from the company's servers.

In Ciso Advisor

Number of scams with fake emails from companies almost doubles between April and May

One of the easiest ways to protect yourself on the internet is to be aware of receiving emails with suspicious addresses and reporting them as soon as they reach the inbox. However, this has not prevented the growth of false messages based on false messages, which can now disguise it with legitimate addresses and visual identity and language used by known companies.

By Felipe Gugelmin in Canaltech

For the first time in history, G7 cites cyber crime as a global threat

Between June 11 and 13, leaders from seven countries considered the largest powers in the world - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States - met in Cornwall (England) for the 47th G7 Summit meeting.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack

UK government spending on cyber security training increase 500% by one year

The Cabinet Office spent almost 300,000 euros on cyber security -related training for its team last year - an surprising increase of almost 500% over the previous year.

By Tim Richardson in The Register