Internet Safety Week - Edition No. 89

In edition #89 of Internet Security Week , we cover the hacked iFood app, a new tool that accelerates data theft, more than 400 financial scams per hour in Brazil in 2021, and much more.

News

Hacker group accelerates data theft with new tool.

Researchers from the Symantec Threat Hunter team, a Broadcom division specializing in enterprise security solutions, have discovered a new data exfiltration tool designed to accelerate information theft for ransomware groups using the BlackMatter variant.

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iFood hacked? Restaurant names changed due to political attacks.

iFood, the leading food delivery company in Latin America, had restaurant names changed on Tuesday night (02).

By Felipe Payão on Tecmundo

More than 400 financial scams were blocked per hour in Brazil in 2021.

And online scams continue to rise. According to information from PSafe, the company's security solutions blocked more than 3.4 million financial scams in 2021, which represents an average of more than 11,000 per day and 400 per hour.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

Cybercrimes: Brazil is the 5th most affected country by attacks in the world.

According to research by Check Point, global data warns of an increase in cyberattacks. There have been 40% more data breaches affecting organizations this year compared to last year. Brazil is also suffering from this reality, ranking as the fifth most affected country in the world.

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What is killware and why should we care about it?

The newest term internet users are learning is "killware," a form of cyber threat that has been causing great concern in recent years for virtual security experts worldwide.

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JavaScript package infected by malware

The Npm package UAParser.js, installed on tens of millions of computers worldwide, has been infected by a password stealer and miner.

By Nikolay Pankov on Kaspersky Daily

Canadian healthcare system disrupted by cyberattack.

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador suffered a cyberattack that caused serious disruption to healthcare professionals and hospitals.

By Bill Toulas on Bleeping Computer

Data stolen from Atento leaks, and Brazil is likely to be the focus of cybercrime.

Last week began with the leak of corporate data from the customer service provider Atento, the result of a ransomware attack confirmed by the company on October 17th.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

Microsoft claims 14 service providers were hacked.

The cyberattack group Nobelium, believed to be the organizer of the attack that targeted the American software manufacturer SolarWinds, continues to target organizations associated with global IT supply chains.

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