Internet Security Week – Issue 120

In the 120th edition of Internet Security Week , fraud impacts companies in Brazil, credit card theft on Google Chrome, phishing operations on Messenger, a survey on digital scams and much more.

News

Fraud losses impacted 95% of companies in Brazil in the last 3 years

Kroll, a corporate risk management company, released this Monday (6) the results of its latest Global Fraud and Risk Report, which indicate that organizations in Brazil are suffering significant impacts from fraud and illicit activities, even when they are investing in tools such as data analysis to proactively mitigate risks.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

TCE-PR system remains offline after cyber attack

The TCE-PR website displays a warning about suspicious records of malicious activity in its technological infrastructure and procedural deadlines remain suspended.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security

Emotet malware now steals credit cards from Google Chrome users

The Emotet botnet is now attempting to infect potential victims with a credit card theft module designed to collect credit card information stored in Google Chrome user profiles.

By Sergiu Gatlan at Bleeping Computer

Pirated software lures victims into cryptocurrency theft

Approximately 10,000 people from Brazil, India, Indonesia, and France attempted to download pirated copies of commercial software contaminated with a digital wallet stealer: this information was published yesterday by Avast researcher Pavel Novak in a report on blocking these attempts on customer computers. For this campaign, according to the company's report, cybercriminals abuse the brand names of popular software, promoting illegal and cracked versions to lure users into downloading the malware.

In CISO Advisor

Follina: Office documents are a gateway to vulnerability

New vulnerability CVE-2022-30190, known as Follina, allows exploitation of the Windows Support Diagnostic Tool via MS Office files.

In Kaspersky Daily

Massive Facebook Messenger Phishing Operation Nets Millions

Researchers have uncovered a large-scale phishing operation that used Messenger to lure millions of users to phishing pages, tricking them into entering their account credentials and viewing ads.

By Bill Toulas at Bleeping Computer

Alegre (ES) city hall systems are down after ransomware attack

Data systems used by the city of Alegre, in the state of Espírito Santo, were the target of a cyber attack on the morning of last Monday (6). So far, there is no information indicating a leak of the information stored in these systems, according to an official statement available on the city's website.

By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech

Poll: Have you ever been a victim of digital scams?

Scams impersonating someone or even well-known companies and institutions are becoming increasingly common. Take the survey and help improve digital security.

By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security