Category Archives: brazil

The evolution of Brazilian Malware

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Cybercrime in Brazil has changed drastically in the last few years, as it shifted from simple keyloggers to tailored remote administration tools that can run a complete attack by using the victim machine. As we know, they are in touch with cybercriminals from Eastern Europe, mainly Russians. Continue reading The evolution of Brazilian Malware→

Taiwan targeted with new cyberespionage back door Trojan

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Backdoor.Dripion was custom developed, deployed in a highly targeted fashion, and used command and control servers disguised as antivirus company websites.Read More Continue reading Taiwan targeted with new cyberespionage back door Trojan→

Hacking Team Is Back In Business, But Struggling To Survive

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Despite publicly bragging about a comeback, the surveillance tech company has been struggling to recover after last year’s massive hack. Continue reading Hacking Team Is Back In Business, But Struggling To Survive→

Hackers can change election result using flaws in Electronic Voting Machines

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Hackers state that electronic voting machines in Brazil are deliberately
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First step in cross-platform Trojan bankers from Brazil done

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We found a new wave of different campaigns spreading the initial “Banloader” components in Jar (Java archive). It’s able to run on Linux, OS X, Windows. It’s also able to run under certain circumstances even on mobile devices. Continue reading First step in cross-platform Trojan bankers from Brazil done→

Facebook’s Vice President Arrested in Brazil for Refusing to Share WhatsApp Data

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Apple is not the only technology giant battling against authorities over a court order; Facebook is also facing the same.

Brazil’s federal police arrested Facebook Latin America Vice President for failing to comply with court orders to help investigators in a drug trafficking case that involves WhatsApp, a popular messaging app owned by Facebook that has over 100 Million users in Brazil.

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