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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Data breach at Codecov

After an investigation, the company Codecov, which offers an online platform for code testing, has confirmed a data breach via a supply chain attack affecting its Bash Uploader script.The incident,...

References:

about.codecov.io

securityweek.com

reuters.com

gizmodo.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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The Spanish company Avalia confirms a cyberattack

The Spanish company Avalia, which offers financing and advice to SMEs and the freelances, has acknowledged having suffered a cyberattack that interrupted its activity for several days.The activity...

References:

avaliasgr.com

heraldo.es

elperiodicodearagon.com

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Banking sector

Cybercrime

Incident

Gigaset faces supply chain attack

Gigaset, a company dedicated to telecommunications, has confirmed that a number of its older smartphone models were infected with malware via a compromised server belonging to an external update...

References:

blog.gigaset.com

bleepingcomputer.com

borncity.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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A North American water treatment plant has been compromised

Wyatt A. Travnichek, a Kansas citizen, 22, has been charged for allegedly tampering with the public drinking water system and recklessly damaging a protected computer during unauthorised access.The...

References:

justice.gov

therecord.media

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Public administration

Water treatment

Castellón City Hall confirms a cyberattack

Castellón de la Plana City Hall has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack which has taken part of its IT systems out of service, as well as its electronic headquarters, tax portal...

References:

twitter.com

elmundo.es

xataka.com

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Public administration

Malicious code uploaded to PHP server

One of the developers of the PHP language, Nikita Popov, reported that the PHP source code was maliciously modified, adding a backdoor to enable remote code execution, and that the modification was...

References:

news-web.php.net

bankinfosecurity.com

derechodelared.com

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Honeywell detects security incident

On 23th of March, the multinational company Honeywell, which is engaged in multiple industrial activities, confirmed that it had detected a malware intrusion that disrupted part of its IT systems...

References:

honeywell.com

isssource.com

securityweek.com

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Cybercrime

Incident

Industrial Control System

IoT

Malware

Cyberattack against Sierra Wireless

Canadian company Sierra Wireless, a leading global provider of IoT solutions, has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware cyberattack targeting its internal IT infrastructure and corporate...

References:

sierrawireless.com

sec.gov

businesswire.com

elespanol.com

infosecurity-magazine.com

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Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Industrial Control System

IoT

Malware

Other critical infrastructures

Security incident at Verkada

Security systems manufacturer Verkada has confirmed that it has suffered a cyberattack, targeting one of its Jenkins servers, leading to a data breach.The security incident is suspected to have...

References:

verkada.com

bloomberg.com

genbeta.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Till Kottmann charged with multiple offences

The Swiss cybercriminal Till Kottmann, 21, also known by the pseudonyms Tillie, deletescape or tillie crimew, has been indicted by the US Department of Justice for alleged computer intrusion and...

References:

justice.gov

infobae.com

theverge.com

bleepingcomputer.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Data breach at Codecov

The Spanish company Avalia confirms a cyberattack

Gigaset faces supply chain attack

A North American water treatment plant has been compromised

Castellón City Hall confirms a cyberattack

Malicious code uploaded to PHP server

Honeywell detects security incident

Cyberattack against Sierra Wireless

Security incident at Verkada

Till Kottmann charged with multiple offences

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