Cybersecurity Highlights

This section registers the most relevant incidents or public events related to the cybersecurity and information and communication technologies (ICT), in a way that a chronological history of them is available, together with their main links, references and information sources.

EU sanctions cyberattacks for the first time

The Council of the European Union (EU) has decided to impose restrictive measures against 6 people and 3 entities responsible for various cyberattacks, among which are the attempted cyberattack...

References: 

consilium.europa.eu

cyberscoop.com

mrwatchlist.com

euractiv.es

infobae.com

Tags: 

Cybercrime

Public administration

Garmin is a victim of the WastedLocker ransomware

The American company, Garmin, specialized in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports activities, has suffered a ransomware-like incident called WastedLocker.According to...

References: 

garmin.com

bleepingcomputer.com

elmundo.es

elpais.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

elespanol.com

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Application

Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Internet

Malware

Tool

Transport

Adif, hit by ransomware

Adif, a public company that manages railway infrastructures in Spain, acknowledged having suffered a ransomware-type cybercrime, executed by the group of cybercriminals known as REVil.This group...

References: 

elconfidencial.com

businessinsider.es

abc.es

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Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Information leakage

Malware

Transport

Telecom Argentina, hit by ransomware

Telecom, a telecommunications company in Argentina, reported having managed to contain a ransomware cyberattack against its systems without paying the $7.5 million in Monero demanded by the...

References: 

hispasec.com

lanacion.com.ar

bitcoin.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Security incident on Twitter affects several profiles

Twitter has published a thread on its official user support channel in which it has made public a cyber security incident that has affected some accounts on the platform, many of them company...

References: 

twitter.com

bleepingcomputer.com

zdnet.com

xataka.com

elconfidencial.com

genbeta.com

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Application

Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Incident

Internet

Social networks

LG Electronics sufre un incidente de seguridad debido al ransomware Maze

South Korean company LG Electronics has been the victim of a cyberattack orchestrated by the operators responsible for the Maze ransomware.Cybercriminals stated that proprietary information had...

References: 

cybleinc.com

bleepingcomputer.com

derechodelared.com

enhacke.com

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Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Information leakage

Malware

Cryptocurrency mining and DDoS attacks on Docker servers

Cyberattackers are taking the opportunity to target exposed Docker API endpoints, a project that automates the deployment of applications within software containers, to create images infected with...

References: 

blog.trendmicro.com

unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

thehackernews.com

zdnet.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Denial of service

Encryption

Internet

Malware

Tool

US Police data leak

Thousands of confidential files from more than 200 police departments, training resources and intelligence centers, including police and FBI reports, were released on Friday June 19 by DDoSecrets ...

References: 

krebsonsecurity.com

wired.com

threatpost.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Cybercrime

Cyberespionage

Incident

Information leakage

Public administration

Social networks

A European police operation dismantles a network of paid audiovisual content

Agents of the National Police, in a joint and simultaneous operation with EUROPOL and EUROJUST in 14 countries, have dismantled a network specialized in the illegal distribution of audiovisual...

References: 

europol.europa.eu

policia.es

interior.gob.es

xataka.com

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Cybercrime

Incident

Internet

NASA contractor suffers cyberattack from DopplePaymer ransomware

The group of cybercriminals operating the DopplePaymer ransomware announced its attack on the Digital Management Inc. (DMI) network, a company whose client list includes several Fortune 100...

References: 

zdnet.com

siliconangle.com

itpro.co.uk

bitcoin.es

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Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Information leakage

Internet

Malware

Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

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