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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Websites of several governments affected by a hidden code that undermined cryptocurrencies

Thousands of government websites in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States have been used to illegally mine Monero cryptocurrencies, using the resources of their visitors without their...

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theregister.co.uk

texthelp.com

reuters.com

genbeta.com

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170 million dollars in cryptocurrencies missing from the BitGrail platform

BitGrail, an Italian cryptocurrency exchange platform, announced the theft, through fraudulent activities, of Nano cryptocurrencies (XRB) with a market value of about $170 million.All bank...

References:

Medio

bitgrail.com

Gizmodo.com

xataka.com

marketwatch.com

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Cybercrime

Smominru botnet uses WannaMine malware to mine cryptocurrency

WannaMine is the name of the malware designed to infect computers to mine cryptocurrency, this new malware is used by a group with one of the biggest botnets know: Smominru. The first signs about...

References:

xataka.com

muyseguridad.net

securityaffairs.co

blogs.protegerse.com

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Ransomware infects Hancock Health hospital

On January 11, Hancock Health hospital in Indiana, United States, was infected with the SamSam ransomware, despite having backup the CEO decided to pay the ransom that amounted to 55,000 dollars,...

References:

hancockregionalhospital.org

bleepingcomputer.com

trendmicro.com

blog.talosintelligence.com

hacking.land

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The Sacramento public transport agency victim of a ransomware attack

The agency dedicated to managing public transportation in the Californian city of Sacramento, in the United States, has been the victim of a Ransomware attack. It all started when the agency's...

References:

sacramento.cbslocal.com

foxnews.com

ibtimes.com

govtech.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Encryption

Tether suffers a theft of $ 31 million in cryptocurrencies

Tether, a company dedicated to making transactions with cryptocurrencies, has been the victim of a theft in its purse of around 31 million dollars in coins with "blockchain" technology. According...

References:

genbeta.com

medium.freecodecamp.org

theverge.com

bloomberg.com

mashable.com

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Cybercrime

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Parity wallet with a value of 150 million dollars in Ethereum blocked

Last July, 150,000 Ethereum cryptocurrencies valued at 32 million dollars were stolen from the "wallet" Parity due to a vulnerability located in the portfolio. After this, the company Parity...

References:

certsi.es

paritytech.io

medium.com

techcrunch.com

affected.parity.io/

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Cryptocurrency

Encryption

Vulnerability

Bad Rabbit, new ransomware that spreads through fake updates

Bad Rabbit, this is the name of the new ransomware that has infected devices located mainly in Russia, also affecting other countries such as Ukraine, Bulgaria, Japan, Germany and Turkey, being the...

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thehackernews.com

abc.es

elpais.es

genbeta.com

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Theft of $ 500,000 in Ethereum from the Enigma platform

The popular Enigma cryptonegon platform has suffered the theft of about $ 500,000 in Ethereum. According to the official website itself, an "unknown entity" compromised its website, uploading a...

References:

thehackernews.com

cryptocoinsnews.com

reddit.com

hackread.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

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Dismantled two of the biggest black market websites in the deep web

In an operation led by the FBI and Europol, which has involved other law enforcement agencies around the world, several people have been arrested in the two major criminal markets on the 'dark web'...

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fbi.gov

europol.europa.eu

bbc.com

internacional.elpais.com

antena3.com

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Cybersecurity Highlights

Websites of several governments affected by a hidden code that undermined cryptocurrencies

170 million dollars in cryptocurrencies missing from the BitGrail platform

Smominru botnet uses WannaMine malware to mine cryptocurrency

Ransomware infects Hancock Health hospital

The Sacramento public transport agency victim of a ransomware attack

Tether suffers a theft of $ 31 million in cryptocurrencies

Parity wallet with a value of 150 million dollars in Ethereum blocked

Bad Rabbit, new ransomware that spreads through fake updates

Theft of $ 500,000 in Ethereum from the Enigma platform

Dismantled two of the biggest black market websites in the deep web

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