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A Brazilian threat actor known as Prilex has resurfaced after a year-long operational hiatus with an advanced and complex malware to steal money by means of fraudulent transactions. "The Prilex group has shown a high level of knowledge about credit and debit card transactions, and how software used for payment processing works," Kaspersky researchers said.
Fast Shop, one of Brazil's largest online retailers, has suffered an 'extortion' cyberattack that led to network disruption and the temporary closure of its online store. Fast Shop is an online retailer selling a wide range of products, including computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, furniture, beauty products, and home appliances.
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned Telegram on Friday from operating in the country and asked the National Telecommunications Agency to notify internet providers to block the messaging app within five days. Although Telegram complied with some court orders to block accounts used to spread disinformation on its platform, the messaging platform failed to comply with points of the Court's decision, including providing registration information for the blocked accounts to Justice.
The RaidForums hacking forum has gone through a turbulent week, with its website now forced through a mirror domain after a government filed a legal request with their registrar. According to the RaidForums admin known as 'Omnipotent,' NameSilo received a report from a certain government and proceeded to deactivate the website owner's account immediately.
The Brazilian Ministry of Economy has disclosed a ransomware attack that hit some of its computing systems on Friday night, right before the start of the weekend."On Friday night a ransomware attack on the internal network of the National Treasury Secretariat was identified," the Brazilian government revealed on Saturday evening.
I think this is the largest data breach of all time: 220 million people. EDITED TO ADD: I seem to be conflating two stories, one current and one from last year.
Brazilian airplane maker Embraer on Monday disclosed a cyberattack that, according to some reports, involved ransomware. Embraer manufactures commercial, executive, military, and agricultural aircraft, and its website says the company is the third largest commercial jets maker, with more than 8,000 airplanes delivered to date.
Brazil's Superior Tribunal de Justiça has temporarily shut down after a suspected ransomware attack. The Tribunal is second-highest of Brazil's courts and is the highest court that decides on federal matters other than constitutional law.
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday detailed as many as four different families of Brazilian banking trojans that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe. "Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and Grandoreiro are examples of yet another Brazilian banking group/operation that has decided to expand its attacks abroad, targeting banks in other countries," Kaspersky said in an analysis.
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday detailed as many as four different families of Brazilian banking trojans that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe. "Guildma, Javali, Melcoz and Grandoreiro are examples of yet another Brazilian banking group/operation that has decided to expand its attacks abroad, targeting banks in other countries," Kaspersky said in an analysis.