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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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...

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blog.trendmicro.com

unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

thehackernews.com

zdnet.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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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 ...

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krebsonsecurity.com

wired.com

threatpost.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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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...

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europol.europa.eu

policia.es

interior.gob.es

xataka.com

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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...

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zdnet.com

siliconangle.com

itpro.co.uk

bitcoin.es

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Amazon AWS mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS cyberattack

According to Amazon's statements, in its latest Amazon AWS Shield report, the system in charge of monitoring the security of the AWS server infrastructure (Amazon Web Services), had faced what is...

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aws.amazon.com

zdnet.com

xataka.com

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Israel thwarted attack on water systems

Yigal Unna, head of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, told on the CybertechLive Asia conference that Israel had thwarted a major cyber attack on the country's water systems last month, calling...

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Dw.com

timesofisrael.com

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Cybercrime

Water treatment

European supercomputers, victims of cryptojacking

Nearly a dozen supercomputers and data centers from different European research institutions have suffered cyberattacks. Specifically, cases have been detected in Switzerland, Germany and the...

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cadosecurity.com

zdnet.com

bleepingcomputer.com

xataka.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Other critical infrastructures

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Diebold Nixdorf suffers cyberattack from ProLock ransomware

Diebold Nixdorf, a leading provider of ATMs and payment technology for banks and retailers, has recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some of its operations.ProLock, the name of the...

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krebsonsecurity.com

bankinfosecurity.com

noticiasseguridad.com

group-ib.com

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The Spanish National Police Corps arrest 11 cybercriminals for CEO scam

The Spanish National Police Corps have arrested 11 alleged cybercriminals who have defrauded more than €2,400,000 from companies and individuals from various countries. The crimes attributed to...

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policia.es

20minutos.es

adslzone.net

news.sophos.com

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The University of Cádiz suffers a ransomware cyberattack

The University of Cádiz has reported to the Spanish National Police having suffered a cyberattack against hundreds of its corporate email accounts with messages from the account...

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uca.es

cadenaser.com

lavanguardia.com

aulamagna.com.es

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Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Cryptocurrency mining and DDoS attacks on Docker servers

US Police data leak

A European police operation dismantles a network of paid audiovisual content

NASA contractor suffers cyberattack from DopplePaymer ransomware

Amazon AWS mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS cyberattack

Israel thwarted attack on water systems

European supercomputers, victims of cryptojacking

Diebold Nixdorf suffers cyberattack from ProLock ransomware

The Spanish National Police Corps arrest 11 cybercriminals for CEO scam

The University of Cádiz suffers a ransomware cyberattack

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