In the 85th edition of Internet Security Week , cybercriminals are being robbed, CVC suffers a cyber attack, when it costs to protect your company against ransomware, the Brazilian government takes down hackers' domain and much more.
News
Cybercriminals are being ripped off by the very ransomware developers they rented.
Cybercriminals who rent ransomware services to extort victims may be getting ripped off by the very groups that provide the cybercriminal tools in the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model.
By Guilherme Petry in The Hack
Travel agency CVC suffers attack and website becomes inoperative
CVC Corp., the holding company of Latin America's largest travel group, announced on the morning of the 2nd that it had been the victim of a cyberattack. The holding company's website, www.cvccorp.com.br, was inaccessible.
In CISO Advisor
Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default to protect users
Microsoft will soon begin disabling Excel 4.0 XLM macros by default in Microsoft 365 tenants to protect customers from malicious documents.
By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer
14,000 Gmail accounts targeted in Russian cyberattack using phishing bait
Last Wednesday (6), Google sent an alert to around 14 thousand users of its services, warning that they are being targeted by a phishing campaign carried out by the APT28 group, which, according to the FBI and the NSA, is linked to Russia.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
How much does it cost to protect your company against ransomware?
Surprisingly, the answer to the question, "How much does it cost to protect your company against ransomware?" is simple, straightforward, and straightforward: not much! Unless your data, information, and files are worthless.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
FIN12 hacker group attacks healthcare companies
A ransomware cybercriminal group has been attacking American companies in recent months. The Russian-speaking gang has targeted American organizations with revenues above $300 million, particularly in the healthcare sector.
By Renato Rodrigues in Kaspersky Daily
Cybersecurity risk in remote controllers for insulin pumps
Medtronic is urgently recalling remote controllers for insulin pumps belonging to the 'MiniMed Paradigm' product family due to serious cybersecurity risks.
By Bill Toulas at Bleeping Computer
Suffering more blows during the pandemic, the financial sector needs to strengthen its incident response team
According to CrowdStrike, a leading endpoint protection solutions company, since January of this year, a 330% increase in cybercrime activity has been detected compared to the same period in 2019.
By Ramon de Souza in The Hack
Brazilian government takes down RaidForums domain
RaidForums, one of the most used addresses by criminals of all nationalities to sell stolen data, was offline for 24 hours on October 1 because the domain was taken down at the request of Brazilian authorities, according to data breach specialist “Dissent Doe” on his Twitter account.
In CISO Advisor
Weekly cyberattacks against companies in Brazil increase 62% in 2021
According to Check Point Software, a financial solutions company, reports that the average number of attacks per week on organizations worldwide grew 40% in 2021 compared to 2020, and in Brazil, the increase was considerably greater, with a weekly average of 967 attacks and a growth of 62%.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
Material
ANP Information Security Guide for Small Businesses
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- Information security policy
- Awareness and Training
- Contract management
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