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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Cayman National Bank cyberattack

The Cayman National Bank issued an official statement announcing that its Isle of Man subsidiary had been cyberattacked. This information had previously been disclosed through an explanatory note...

References:

caymannational.com

unicornriot.ninja

vice.com

elmundo.es

elconfidencial.com

incibe-cert.es

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Public administration

Cyberattack causes diversion of funds in the Provincial Council of Ourense

The Provincial Council of Ourense was the victim of a computer attack allegedly carried out by a citizen resident in the Canary Islands, which diverted funds intended for subsidies to other bank...

References:

depourense.es

elconfidencial.com

lavozdegalicia.es

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Cybercrime

Incident

Public administration

Ransomware incidents in companies

On November 4, several security incidents affecting Spanish companies were reported. These incidents were related to ransomware campaigns that blocked company computers. According to the...

References:

incibe.es

dsn.gob.es

cadenaser.com

xataka.com

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Guardia Civil closes a criminal organization carried out swapping SIM scams

Five people have been arrested by Guardia Civil of León within the named operation “Duplex Card”, developed between Leon and Barcelona, where those involved used the SIM swapping to carry out the...

References:

diariodevalladolid.es

ileon.com

computerhoy.com

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Cybercrime

Three people arrested after defrauding 10 million euros through CEO fraud

The Guardia Civil has arrested three people, and a fourth is being investigated, for conducting million-dollar scams on 12 foreign companies in the operation named Lavanco.The affected companies...

References:

guardiacivil.es

cope.es

protegerse.com

cso.computerworld.es

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Cybercrime

Turla group activity report prepared by NSA and NCSC

The NSA (National Security Agency) of the United States and the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) of the United Kingdom have published a joint notice on the APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) of...

References:

us-cert.gov

media.defense.gov

ncsc.gov.uk

incibe-cert.es

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

NordVPN suffers from unauthorised access to a data centre

NordVPN, a VPN provider, has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack in March 2018 that gained unauthorized access to one of the data centers of a provider in Finland where its service was...

References:

nordvpn.com

torguard.net

techcrunch.com

genbeta.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Avast suffers a cyberattack against its VPN

Avast, a Czech cybersecurity software multinational, has admitted in a statement that it was the victim of a cybersecurity campaign called Abiss, in which its network was accessed.Avast discovered...

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blog.avast.com

forbes.com

zdnet.com

genbeta.com

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Application

Cybercrime

Cyberespionage

The council of Jerez de la Frontera is the victim of a cyberattack

The local government of the city of Jerez de la Frontera has suffered a ransomware-type cyberattack that encrypted the files hosted on more than 50 computer servers, paralyzing, in this way, the...

References:

twitter.com

diariodejerez.es

twitter.com

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Public administration

Valencia's municipal transport company suffers CEO fraud

The managing director of the EMT (Empresa Municipal de Transportes, municipal transport company) of Valencia, Josep Enric García Alemany, has reported the complaint filed with the National Police...

References:

europapress.es

efe.com

elpais.com

officialpress.es

lavanguardia.com

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Cybercrime

Incident

Public administration

Transport

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Cayman National Bank cyberattack

Cyberattack causes diversion of funds in the Provincial Council of Ourense

Ransomware incidents in companies

Guardia Civil closes a criminal organization carried out swapping SIM scams

Three people arrested after defrauding 10 million euros through CEO fraud

Turla group activity report prepared by NSA and NCSC

NordVPN suffers from unauthorised access to a data centre

Avast suffers a cyberattack against its VPN

The council of Jerez de la Frontera is the victim of a cyberattack

Valencia's municipal transport company suffers CEO fraud

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