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 of several million Volkswagen and Audi customers leaked

Volkswagen and Audi have been hit by a data breach that has exposed three million personal data records from the United States and Canada..The problem stems from the leaking of user information by...

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hipertextual.com

computerworld.es

elperiodista.cl

techcrunch.com

bleepingcomputer.com

hispasec.com

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Cyberattack against Electronic Arts causes data leakage

The video game company, Electronic Arts, has suffered a cyber-attack that has caused the theft of game source code and internal tools..EA's spokesperson has stated that they are investigating a...

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vice.com

genbeta.com

xataka.com

bbc.com

cnn.com

hispasec.com

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Ministry of Labor and Social Economy suffers another cyber-attack

The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy (MITES) of the Spanish Government has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyber-attack that has affected some of its services and is suspected to be...

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twitter.com

elconfidencial.com

muyseguridad.net.com

bleepingcomputer.com

elespanol.com

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Public administration

Data breach at Navistar

The US automotive company Navistar reported having detected a potential cybersecurity threat against its IT systems, resulting in an exfiltration of some data, on 31st of May.After the incident,...

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sec.gov

reuters.com

bleepingcomputer.com

securityweek.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Transport

Fujifilm shuts down network due to suspected ransomware cyber attack

Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm was forced to shut down parts of its global network after the company detected a suspected external ransomware attack.The company, in an official...

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fujifilm.com

bleepingcomputer.com

eleconomista.es

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Cyberattack confirmed in Manises Town Hall

Manises Town Council has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyberattack on 31st of May that affected its municipal servers, causing the interruption of some services.The IT technicians of the...

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manises.es

levante-emv.com

comarcalcv.com

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Cybercrime

Incident

Public administration

Cyberattack paralyzes one of the largest companies in the meat industry

The Brazilian company JBS informed the United States government that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that interrupted the production and supply chain of meat products at its plants in...

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jbsfoodsgroup.com

elespanol.com

reuters.com

theverge.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Data theft via Fujitsu ProjectWEB

Fujitsu, a major Japanese ICT company, has confirmed unauthorised access by a third party to some of its projects via the ProjectWEB cloud tool, a SaaS software platform used to exchange files both...

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pr.fujitsu.com

nisc.go.jp

mlit.go.jo

mofa.go.jp

bleepingcomputer.com

therecord.media

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Public administration

Tool

The Provincial Council of Segovia suffers a ransomware-type cyberattack

In the early hours of Monday, May 24, 2021, the Provincial Council of Segovia suffered a cyber-attack, affecting different areas of the provincial institution.IT technicians, with the help of the...

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twitter.com

cadenaser.com

elespanol.com

elnortedecastilla.es

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Public administration

Cybersecurity incident at Bose Corporation

The U.S. audio equipment manufacturer, Bose Corporation, has confirmed that it was the victim of a sophisticated cybersecurity incident due to the spread of malware/ransomware in its IT environment...

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doj.nh.gov

bleepingcomputer.com

threatpost.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Data of several million Volkswagen and Audi customers leaked

Cyberattack against Electronic Arts causes data leakage

Ministry of Labor and Social Economy suffers another cyber-attack

Data breach at Navistar

Fujifilm shuts down network due to suspected ransomware cyber attack

Cyberattack confirmed in Manises Town Hall

Cyberattack paralyzes one of the largest companies in the meat industry

Data theft via Fujitsu ProjectWEB

The Provincial Council of Segovia suffers a ransomware-type cyberattack

Cybersecurity incident at Bose Corporation

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