In the 99th edition of Internet Security Week , Localiza suffers a cyberattack, Brazilian credit cards are for sale on the dark web, a new Windows vulnerability is revealed, and much more.
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Localiza suffers cyberattack but manages to restore systems.
In the early hours of Tuesday (11), the websites of the vehicle rental company Localiza went offline. In the afternoon of the same day, the company confirmed, through a statement to the market, that the situation occurred because of a virtual security incident that affected the institution's systems.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
NoReboot: Attack simulates smartphone restart.
To be absolutely sure that your phone isn't tracking you or listening to conversations, you can turn it off. It seems logical; that way, even if the phone is infected with serious spyware, it can't do anything.
By Alex Drozhzhin in Kaspersky Daily
227,000 Brazilian credit cards are for sale on the dark web.
In the ranking, the most affected country was the United States, with more than 1.5 million cards, followed by Australia, with almost 420,000.
In CISO Advisor
Alert for businesses about a scam involving criminals sending ransomware-infected USB drives through the mail.
Criminals sent USB devices through the mail with the purpose of installing ransomware on the computers of employees of American companies and hijacking confidential files.
By Francisco Camurça in Welivesecurity
Microsoft: New critical Windows HTTP vulnerability
Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability marked as wormable and found that it affects the latest versions of Windows for desktop and server, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
By Sergiu Gatlan at Bleeping Computer
Blocking websites while working from home: an important action for companies.
As extreme or unfriendly as it may seem, blocking websites at the company and while working from home is, in fact, an important process for managing and ensuring internet security for the company.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Trickbot, Emotet, and Log4J are the most active malware programs in Brazil.
Trickbot, Emotet, and Log4J were the malware programs that had the greatest impact in Brazil and worldwide at the end of 2021, according to the Global Threat Index from Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence division of Check Point Software.
In CISO Advisor
Cybercriminals are using Pix QR Code in a new scam.
Two new types of fraud: the first is well-known and extremely common at this time of year: the infamous fake invoices/bills. The novelty lies in the presence of QR codes as a payment option – cybercriminals send fake invoices via email targeting small and medium-sized businesses.
By Nathaliasica in Kaspersky Daily
The SysJoker malware is capable of hiding itself in any operating system.
Multi-stage attacks focused on evasion are the tactics of SysJoker, a new malware discovered in mid-December that is becoming a point of attention for security experts.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
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