Internet Security Week - Issue 77

In the 77th edition of Internet Security Week , more than R$3 billion in cryptocurrencies were stolen in the largest attack in history, Brazil is now 7th on the list of ransomware targets, ransomware cases exploded in the second quarter of 2021, and much more.

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Criminals release one million stolen cards to promote illegal service

What better way to promote a product or service than by giving potential customers a free sample? This was the approach taken by cybercriminals who, in promoting a new carding marketplace called All World Cards, publicly released the data of one million stolen credit cards online, for other criminals to use freely.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

Ransomware at GIGABYTE: Gang threatens to leak over 112GB of data if company doesn't pay ransom

Taiwanese hardware manufacturer GIGABYTE is the latest victim of the RansomExx cybercriminal group. The gang is attempting to leak over 112 GB of the company's data unless the company pays the ransom. The attack was confirmed by The Record over the phone with the company. The ransom amount was not disclosed.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Nearly half of IT teams authorize employees not to update software

About 25% of Brazilian employees have complained to their IT team about the need for or frequency of software updates on their corporate devices. Surprisingly, over 40% have been authorized to deny the installation of a specific software or operating system.

By Renato Rodrigues on Kaspersky Blog

Ransomware cases exploded in the second quarter of 2021

For the third consecutive quarter, the healthcare sector was the most targeted by cyberattacks of all types, while government was the second most targeted, according to Cisco Talos' quarterly report for the second quarter of 2021.

In CISO Advisor

More than R$3 billion in cryptocurrencies stolen in the largest attack in history

Decentralized cross-chain protocol and network Poly Network announced that it was attacked with cryptocurrency assets that successfully transferred over $600 million to the attackers' wallets.

By Axe Sharma at Bleeping Computer

Learn how to make hybrid work safe and productive

For home-office employees to be productive and secure online, it's crucial to set daily goals, maintain an organized workspace, and ensure that personal information and confidential company files aren't exposed online. Therefore, it's crucial to understand the importance of these two points, as this will increase productivity and ensure data security.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

Spam email with scammer phone numbers

With the colossal amount of phone scams these days, you'd be hard-pressed to find a phone owner anywhere on the planet who hasn't been targeted at least once.

By Roman Dedenok on Kaspersky Blog

Brazil is now 7th on the list of ransomware targets

A study by Apura Cyber Intelligence, titled "Ransoware on the Dark Web," concluded that Brazil is one of the leading countries in the growth of double extortion attacks against legal entities. The country is the seventh most attacked, behind the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. The data collected in the study indicate 69 attacks on different types of organizations, with the largest attacks occurring in the healthcare sector (12), manufacturing industry (11), and public sector (7).

In CISO Advisor

Why Python is the most important programming language in cybersecurity

Few things remain so good for so long after their creation—the Python programming language is one such positive example. After all, it was created by Dutch mathematician Guido van Rossum in 1991.

By Ramon de Souza in The Hack

A drop in phishing cases indicates that criminals are seeking other avenues.

The key figure highlighted in a report by Axur may sound like good news. The survey, conducted by the digital risk monitoring and management company, showed a 31.1% drop in phishing cases in the second quarter of 2021, also continuing a downward trend that began at the end of last year.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech