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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Fresenius health group, victim of Snake ransomware

Fresenius, one of the largest private sector healthcare companies in Europe, and owner of QuironSalud, has suffered a cyberattack from the ransomware called Snake.Fresenius spokesman Matt Kuhn...

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krebsonsecurity.com

bleepingcomputer.com

businessinsider.es

cso.computerworld.es

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Unauthorized access to Nintendo accounts

Nintendo has confirmed, through an official statement, that more than 160,000 user accounts have been compromised since the beginning of April, through the use of the login system through the...

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twitter.com

threatpost.com

scmagazine.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

osi.es

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Million Webkinz by Gankin credentials leaked

An anonymous cybercriminal has leaked the usernames and passwords of nearly 23 million players to Webkinz World, an online children's game owned by the Canadian company Ganz.A vulnerability in one...

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twitter.com

zdnet.com

scmagazine.com

tn.com.ar

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Information leakage on two San Francisco airport websites

Two websites related to San Francisco International Airport, SFOConnect.com, which provides updates on the airport to passengers, and SFOConstruction.com, which contains information on construction...

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media.flysfo.com.s3.amazonaws.com

hackread.com

databreachtoday.com

noticiasseguridad.com

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UN data has been compromised

The United Nations (UN) has been affected by a cyberattack on its IT network in Geneva and Vienna.The incident was revealed by The New Humanitarian thanks to the leaking of an internal UN document,...

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un.org

thenewhumanitarian.org

apnews.com

threatpost.com

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Cyberespionage

Incident

Information leakage

Public administration

Free antivirus has sold its users’ data

Ondrej Vlcek, Avast CEO, has acknowledged in an official statement that the company has sold its users’ data to third parties through its subsidiary Jumpshot.The fact has been revealed in a...

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blog.avast.com

vice.com

pcmag.com

es.gizmodo.com

elmundo.es

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Application

Cyberespionage

Information leakage

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...

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caymannational.com

unicornriot.ninja

vice.com

elmundo.es

elconfidencial.com

incibe-cert.es

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Public administration

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...

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us-cert.gov

media.defense.gov

ncsc.gov.uk

incibe-cert.es

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

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

A malware campaign by Stealth Falcon group discovered

ESET researchers, along with previous researches by Citizen Labs and International Amnesty, has discovered a spyware dissemination campaign. It has been determined that the Stealth Falcon group is...

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welivesecurity.com

threatpost.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Fresenius health group, victim of Snake ransomware

Unauthorized access to Nintendo accounts

Million Webkinz by Gankin credentials leaked

Information leakage on two San Francisco airport websites

UN data has been compromised

Free antivirus has sold its users’ data

Cayman National Bank cyberattack

Turla group activity report prepared by NSA and NCSC

Avast suffers a cyberattack against its VPN

A malware campaign by Stealth Falcon group discovered

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