Cybersecurity Highlights

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...

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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...

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SEPE begins to recover its services after suffering a cyberattack

The Spanish State Public Employment Service (SEPE), an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy that forms the Spanish National Employment System, has confirmed a...

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Public administration

Dutch Research Council virtually paralysed

The Netherlands Research Council (NWO, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek), an independent administrative body dedicated to subsidising and directing scientific research...

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now.nl

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TietoEVRY copes with a ransomware

TietoEVRY, a Finnish company which is dedicated to provide software and IT services, has reported that it experienced some technical problems with several of its services to 25 customers in the...

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New cyberattack against the video game industry

Video game developer CD PROJEKT RED reported being the victim of a HelloKitty ransomware cyberattack in which some of its systems were encrypted.The unauthorised access to the IT infrastructure by...

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Cyberattack on Brazilian nuclear power station

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A, the largest electricity company in Latin America, has informed shareholders and customers that its subsidiary Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A. (Eletronuclear), which...

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A company was victim of the same ransomware twice

Toby L., technical lead for Incident Management at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), explains, in a new post, the evolution of ransomware and the importance for companies, which have...

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UK agency, UKRI, suffers ransomware incident

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding agency that invests in science and research in the United Kingdom, has been hit by a ransomware-type cyberattack.As detailed in the official...

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computerweekly.com

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Public administration

One step closer to the end of NetWalker

The US Department of Justice, in cooperation with authorities in Bulgaria, has announced a coordinated international law enforcement action aimed at stopping the NetWalker ransomware, bringing...

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Cybersecurity Highlights

Castellón City Hall confirms a cyberattack

Cyberattack against Sierra Wireless

SEPE begins to recover its services after suffering a cyberattack

Dutch Research Council virtually paralysed

TietoEVRY copes with a ransomware

New cyberattack against the video game industry

Cyberattack on Brazilian nuclear power station

A company was victim of the same ransomware twice

UK agency, UKRI, suffers ransomware incident

One step closer to the end of NetWalker

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