In the 56th edition of Internet Security Week, there's an email fraud about income tax, a new PoupaTempo data leak, federal police arrest a hacker, and much more.
News
2020 was a year of innovation for cybercriminals
Even as the workforce retreated to their homes, attackers exploited the vulnerability of endpoints outside the corporate network.
By David Gordon in The Register
Federal Revenue Service warns of fraud in email regarding Income Tax
Fraudsters are sending emails with false residual Income Tax balances to deceive taxpayers, the Federal Revenue Service warned today (16).
By Wellton Máximo in Agência Brasil
Attacks against companies increase 10-fold after Microsoft Exchange flaw
The discovery of a highly critical flaw in Microsoft Exchange email servers has led to a more than tenfold increase in the number of attacks against companies.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
FBI: Over $4.2 Billion Officially Lost to Cybercrime in 2020
The FBI has released its annual report on cybercrimes affecting victims in the US, noting a record number of complaints and financial losses in 2020 compared to the previous year.
By Ionut Ilascu in Bleeping Computer
Anatel will begin checking for backdoors in telecom products from the second half of the year.
New cybersecurity rules created by Anatel in December of last year prohibit equipment used in telecom networks, and even IoT (Internet of Things) networks, from having "backdoors" that could cause vulnerabilities.
By Miriam Aquino in Tele Síntese
New PoupaTempo data leak – 223 million records
A new post on a cybercriminal forum announces the sale of Brazilians' personal data, totaling more than 223 million records. The advertiser claims he had physical access to the data, which explains why he possessed such a large volume of information.
At Defcon Lab
Google Chrome fixes 5 zero-day vulnerabilities in emergency update
Google announced on Friday (12) the release of another emergency security update to fix zero-day vulnerabilities found in its browser, Google Chrome. This is the fifth emergency update released this year.
By Guilherme Petry in The Hack
Cyberattacks increase by 50% during the migration to home office during the pandemic
The overall result is that as the dangers increase, so do the difficulties in implementing home office and cloud computing systems.
By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech
Federal Police arrest hacker suspected of Brazil's largest data leak
The man suspected of being responsible for the largest data leak in Brazil was arrested this Friday (19), in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais.
By Karine Melo in Agência Brasil
7 Home Office Security and Productivity Hacks
Adopting priorities and implementing some strategies can make a difference and perhaps free the company from many difficulties.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
Phishing sites now detect virtual machines to bypass detection
Phishing sites now use JavaScript to avoid detection by checking whether a visitor is browsing the site from a virtual machine or physical device.
By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer
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