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.

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17 people arrested for committing fraud through smishing

The National Police has dismantled a criminal group that committed fraud by sending fraudulent SMS (smishing) impersonating a bank. The victims, a total of 170, received an SMS alerting them of an...

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policia.es

genbeta.com

cope.es

cadenaser.com

europapress.es

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Banking sector

Cybercrime

Morgan Stanley fined for the sale of personal data

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB), a US multinational financial institution that operates as an investment bank and broker-dealer, has decided to pay a fine of USD 35 million to the US...

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sec.gov

arstechnica.com

blog.elhacker.net

businessinsider.es

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Banking sector

Information leakage

Personal information leak at Revolut

The neobank Revolut has reported a cyberattack on its systems, which gave an unauthorised third party access to sensitive information of some 50,150 customers (0.16% of the global total), 20,687 of...

References:

vdai.lrv.lt

genbeta.com

bleepingcomputer.com

elespanol.com

elmundo.es

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The Guardia Civil arrests 22 people for phishing scams

The Guardia Civil of Valencia has arrested 22 people, spread across different cities in Spain for carrying out phishing scams, which were dedicated to sending emails with links that redirected to...

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larazon.es

epe.es

levante-emv.com

saforguia.com

genbeta.com

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Banking sector

Cybercrime

Information leakage

API Threat Research: SSRF on FinTech Platforms

Salt Security researchers discovered a server-side request forgery (SSFR) vulnerability in an API embedded in many FinTech platform banking systems, which could potentially have compromised...

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salt.security

threatpost.com

thecybersecurity.nwes

oodaloop.com

infosectoday.com

websecurity.agency

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Ukrainian government websites suffer DDoS

In an official statement, Ukraine's State Communication and Special Information Service has reported a DDoS cyberattack on the country's information resources. Specifically, it has caused...

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cip.gov.ua

mirror.co.uk

bleepingcomputer.com

therecord.media

zdnet.com

elespanol.com

bolsamania.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

National Bank of Pakistan under cyber attack

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has confirmed a cyber security incident in which there was no data breach or financial loss, but it did disrupt ATM operations, the internal network and mobile...

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twitter.com

geo.tv

gulfnews.com

therecord.media

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Banking sector

Cybercrime

Denial of service

Brazilian National Treasury Secretariat faces a cyberattack

The National Treasury Secretariat, part of the Brazilian government Ministry of Economy, has reported a ransomware cyberattack on its IT infrastructure that is not known to have affected its buying...

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gov.br

bleepingcomputer.com

zdnet.com

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Public administration

Millions of dollars stolen from Poly Network

The decentralised funding platform, Poly Network, for the interconnection of blockchains based on the DeFi protocol, has reported that a cybercriminal group has stolen at least $600 million in...

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twitter.com

criptonoticias.com

bleepingcomputer.com

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Several cybercriminals allegedly linked to Mekotio and Grandoreiro trojans were arrested

A cybercriminal group, made up of at least sixteen people, has been arrested and dismantled by Guardia Civil in Spain, accused of allegedly committing online fraud crimes through the use of...

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interior.gob.es

thekackernews.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Banking sector

Cybercrime

Malware

Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

17 people arrested for committing fraud through smishing

Morgan Stanley fined for the sale of personal data

Personal information leak at Revolut

The Guardia Civil arrests 22 people for phishing scams

API Threat Research: SSRF on FinTech Platforms

Ukrainian government websites suffer DDoS

National Bank of Pakistan under cyber attack

Brazilian National Treasury Secretariat faces a cyberattack

Millions of dollars stolen from Poly Network

Several cybercriminals allegedly linked to Mekotio and Grandoreiro trojans were arrested

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