In Edition 149 of Internet Security Week , hospital ransomware affects 270,000 patients, new bank trojan in Brazil, information from 400 million Twitter users is on sale, 15% of internet users suffered a cyber attack by 2022 and much more.
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15 safety vulnerabilities more explored in 2022
The year 2022 is coming to an end and, with it, another cycle of digital threats and vulnerabilities explorations. Before the New Year begins, starting another sequence of new blows and attacks, it is important to look back and know the 15 most used vulnerabilities in the last 12 months in attacks against users and especially organizations.
By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech
Ransomware attack in hospital affects 270,000 patients
Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) sent a warning of a data violation that affects almost 270,000 people who received care in one of their medical centers. It is estimated that a massive advertising fraud campaign using Google Ads and 'Popunders' on adult sites has generated millions of ad impressions in stolen articles, causing fraudsters to estimate $ 275,000 per month.
By Bill Toulas in Bleeping Computer
Researchers detect new banking trojan directed to users in Brazil
The threat affects Windows operating systems and is propagated through campaigns that use the name of known bank institutions in the country.
By Fernando Tavella in We Live Security
Information stolen in more than 400 million Twitter accounts apparently for sale
A criminal this Christmas weekend said he is willing to sell public and private information on more than 400 million Twitter accounts. According to him, this data include information that anyone can discover - followers counts, account creation date, etc. -as well as private details, such as email addresses and tweeters phone numbers.
By Iain Thomson in The Register
To block or not to block WhatsApp in the company?
Internet access control has become a very common practice among companies, mainly because of the numerous benefits it can provide. Blocking WhatsApp is one of the most used measures by companies that seek to ensure greater productivity and safety on the Internet.
By Kelvin Zimmer in Lumiun Blog
More and more organizations accept that they will be the target of a cyberatoque
With the number of cyberships increasing every day, the need to ensure the safety of people and companies increased and, with it, the desire to learn to predict danger situations in order to reduce them to the fullest.
In Brand's Eco
15% of internet users suffered attacks for 2022
15.3% of internet users worldwide have been the target of at least one cyber attack over 2022.
By Felipe Demartini in Canaltech
Btc.com lost $ 3 million in cryptocurrency in cyber attack
BTC.com, one of the largest cryptocurrency mining pools in the world, announced that it was the victim of a cyber attack that resulted in theft of approximately $ 3 million in cryptors belonging to customers and the company.
By Sergiu Gatlan in Bleeping Computer
Data from 13 million users are exposed in attack on SPTrans system
SPTrans reported that the single ticket cards are working normally and that the balances were not affected. Anyway, the guidance is for users to exchange their passwords.
By Francisco suede in We Live Security
Podcast
Check out the trends for 2023 pointed out by ESET experts
- Check out the fifth episode of the safe podcast connection. This time, ESET's research and research team analyzed three trends with which we can come across 2023.
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