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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Acer has confirmed unauthorised access and data theft on a server.

Acer has confirmed that a known cybercriminal, Kernelware, accessed one of its repair technician document servers stealing 160 GB of data including confidential slides and presentations, technical...

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hackread.com

bleepingcomputer.com

securityweek.com

theregister.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Information leakage

Gemini data leak

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has reported on its official blog that some customers have been victims of phishing campaigns due to an incident at one of its providers, in which information...

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gemini.com

bleepingcomputer.com

criptonoticias.com

scmagazine.com

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Spanish National Police dismantle criminal organisation dedicated to phishing

An operation by the Spanish National Police has resulted in the arrest of 6 people on suspicion of belonging to a criminal organisation, fraud, money laundering and usurpation of civil status....

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policia.es

bleepingcomputer.com

cronicaglobal.elespanol.com

h50.es

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Cryptocurrency scam using the Oviedo Opera's Twitter account

The researcher Henk van Ess has denounced on Twitter the impersonation suffered by the official account of the Oviedo Opera, in which they tried to take advantage of the name of Elon Musk and the...

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twitter.com

lavozdeasturias.es

es.investing.com

ondacero.es

20minutos.es

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Hundreds of millions stolen from Binance

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, has suffered a theft amounting to €585 million after a potential network exploit was detected through an irregular increase in...

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bnbchain.org

nytimes.com

computerhoy.com

diariobitcoin.com

wired.com

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0day vulnerability exploited in General Bytes

General Bytes, a global provider of Bitcoin ATMs, has been the victim of a cyber-attack that exploited a 0day vulnerability in the CAS (computer algebra system) administrator interface.According to...

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generalbytes.atlassian.net

diariobitcoin.com

cointelegraph.com

es.gizmodo.com

businessinsider.es

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Mailchimp security breach exposes DigitalOcean customer data

DigitalOcean has reported a recent security incident at MailChimp, which has resulted in some customers' email addresses being leaked, with a small number of them receiving unauthorised password...

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mailchimp.com

digitalocean.com

diariobitcoin.com

theregister.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Cyberattack on the British Army's YouTube and Twitter accounts

The press office of the British Ministry of Defense and the British Navy have managed to resolve the interruption of their YouTube and Twitter accounts after receiving a cyberattack, according to...

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twitter.com

bbc.com

20minutos.es

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Social networks

Harmony Protocol's Horizon Bridge has suffered an attack worth approximately $100 million.

The company Harmony Protocol has said it has identified a theft on the Bridge Horizon, indicating that it has begun working with authorities and forensic specialists to find the perpetrator as...

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twitter.com

u.today

medium.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Application

Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

The Austrian state of Carinthia hit by BlackCat ransomware

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has attacked the Austrian state of Carinthia, demanding the payment of five million dollars in Bitcoin to unlock all the files it has managed to encrypt.The...

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lavanguardia.com

euractiv.com

bleepingcomputer.com

bankinfosecurity.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Acer has confirmed unauthorised access and data theft on a server.

Gemini data leak

Spanish National Police dismantle criminal organisation dedicated to phishing

Cryptocurrency scam using the Oviedo Opera's Twitter account

Hundreds of millions stolen from Binance

0day vulnerability exploited in General Bytes

Mailchimp security breach exposes DigitalOcean customer data

Cyberattack on the British Army's YouTube and Twitter accounts

Harmony Protocol's Horizon Bridge has suffered an attack worth approximately $100 million.

The Austrian state of Carinthia hit by BlackCat ransomware

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