Internet Security Week - Edition No. 83

In edition No. 83 of Internet Security Week , New Trojan Horse, half of companies have vulnerable databases, information security podcast and more.

News

New Troia Horse Mira Banks from Brazil, Mexico and Spain

A new family of Latin American malware targets banking institutions in Brazil, Mexico and Spain. Nuno is able to remotely control the user's computer, allowing an attacker to perform operations, as well as display fake fields on the screen, so that the victim is driven to deliver credentials and other personal data that allow the fraud.

By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech

More than 30 municipalities have been invaded by cybercriminals since the end of last year

The systems of more than 30 Brazilian municipalities have been compromised by cybercriminals since the end of 2020, revealed Trend Micro on Tuesday (21). The data released by the company reveal that Ransomware is one of the threats that stood out during this period.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

Microsoft discovers huge phishing-as-a-service

Microsoft has announced yesterday that it had discovered a phishing-to-service operation called Bulletprooflink, which specializes in selling phishing kits, email models, hosting and automated shooting services at a relatively low cost. The operation uses a very high volume of exclusive and newly created subdomains-over 300,000.

In Ciso Advisor

Voip.MS telephone services interrupted by extortion attack

Hackers are attacking the voice provider on the Internet Voip.ms with a DDOS attack and extorting the company to stop the attack that is severely interrupting the company's operations. Voip.MS is an Internet telephone services company that offers IP voice services at affordable prices for companies worldwide.

By Lawrence Abrams in Bleeping Computer

Almost half of companies have vulnerable databases

Almost half of all companies have internal databases with known vulnerabilities. According to a Unravel Report, on average a vulnerable database has 26 public flaws, more than half are critical or of high severity. In Brazil, this rate is almost 20%, with an average of 14 database failures.

By Renato Rodrigues in Kaspersky Daily

Does DNS firewall reduce the risk of ransomware attack?

After all, a DNS firewall reduces the risk of ransomware attack? This is one of the frequently asked questions when it comes to internet security management. Once ransomware attacks have become increasingly frequent.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

First semester of 2021 closes with simultaneous cybership in more than 50 Brazilian telecommunication

More than 50 Brazilian telecommunication companies suffered simultaneous DDOS attacks during the first half of 2021, which represents a 16.17% growth compared to the first half of 2020.

By Guilherme Petry in The Hack

At least 44% of global industries are in danger of their data

Data exhibitions have been increasingly frequent. In Brazil, a mega violation reached 223 million citizens in early 2021. The information collected included CPF, address, face photo and date of birth - even deceased entered the list.

By Roseli Andrion in Canaltech

Telegram becomes a new host for cybercriminals

An investigation from Cyberint, a cyber intelligence group, along with the British newspaper Financial Times, found a hacker network sharing data leaks in groups or channels from thousands of subscribers. The content is known to be found on the Dark Web, accessed by many hackers using hidden software.

In Ciso Advisor