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In 2000, I wrote: "If McDonald's offered three free Big Macs for a DNA sample, there would be lines around the block." Burger King in Brazil is almost there, offering discounts in exchange for a facial scan.
The popularity of Brazil's PIX instant payment system has made it a lucrative target for threat actors looking to generate illicit profits using a new malware called GoPIX. Kaspersky, which has...
The Iranian threat actor known as Charming Kiten has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting different entities in Brazil, Israel, and the U.A.E. using a previously undocumented backdoor named Sponsor. "The Sponsor backdoor uses configuration files stored on disk," ESET researcher Adam Burgher said in a new report published today.
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency is seizing incoming Flipper Zero purchases due to its alleged use in criminal activity, with purchasers stating that the government agency has rejected all attempts to certify the equipment. Multiple people in Brazil who purchased the Flipper Zero hacking tool have reported that their shipments are being redirected to Brazil's telecommunications agency, Anatel, due to a lack of certification with the country's Radio Frequencies department.
The malware was used to attack global organisations with "a large amount of activity" targeting Central and South America, including Mexico and Brazil. Brazil training event: Sao Paulo, BR and Virtual - Brasilia Time BRT. - Mexico training event: Mexico City, MX and Virtual - Central Time CT. Both these training seminars can be accessed live online, or the good old-fashioned way in-person.
Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. Besides the Ministry of Health, the group also targeted dozens of other Brazilian Federal Government bodies and entities, including the Ministry of Economy, the Comptroller General of the Union, and the Federal Highway Police.
Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. The suspect was detained following an investigation started in December 2021 after last year's breach of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
The domains of six websites that streamed and provided illegal downloads of copyrighted music were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Justice. "According to court documents, law enforcement identified these six domains as being used to distribute copyrighted material without the authorization of the copyright holders," the Justice Department said today in a press release.
Researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil's Itaú Unibanco with the help of lookalike Google Play Store pages to carry out fraudulent financial transactions on victim devices without their knowledge. "The has created a fake Google Play Store page and hosted the malware that targets Itaú Unibanco on it under the name 'sincronizador.apk.'".
Researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil's Itaú Unibanco with the help of lookalike Google Play Store pages to carry out fraudulent financial transactions on victim devices without their knowledge. "The has created a fake Google Play Store page and hosted the malware that targets Itaú Unibanco on it under the name 'sincronizador.apk.'".