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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Scottish Environment Protection Agency falls victim to ransomware

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the main environmental regulator for the improvement and protection of the Scottish environment, has confirmed a complex and sophisticated...

References:

sepa.org.uk

bleepingcomputer.com

bankinfosecurity.com

siliconangle.com

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Encryption

Incident

Information leakage

A threat actor commits a Mimecast certificate

The email management software provider, Mimecast, has reported that one of its issued certificates, intended to authenticate its Mimecast Sync and Recover, Continuity Monitor and IEP (Internal...

References:

mimecast.com

sec.gov

bleepingcomputer.com

zdnet.com

threatpost.com

blogs.masterhacks.net

mimecast.com

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Data leak confirmed at Sangoma

Sangoma Technologies Corporation, a company dedicated to providing unified communications solutions, also at the service level (UCaaS), and voice over IP (VoIP) and dedicated to the development of...

References:

sangoma.com

bleepingcomputer.com

siliconangle.com

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Other critical infrastructures

The VPN service known as Safe-Inet is dismantled

The Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, known as Safe-Inet, and preferably used, according to police sources, by cybercriminals worldwide, as it has a robust identity concealment system, was...

References:

europol.europa.eu

infosecurity-magazine.com

genbeta.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Tool

Advantech, víctima de un incidente tipo ransomware Conti

Chip manufacturer Advantech, focused on the industrial automation and IIoT sector, has reported a Conti ransomware cyberattack against its IT network involving the encryption and theft of...

References:

bleepingcomputer.com

threatpost.com

itdigitalsecurity.es

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Industrial Control System

Information leakage

IoT

Malware

Data theft from Canon USA due to ransomware Maze

The North American subsidiary, Canon USA, focused on the photography and optical sector, has reported a cybersecurity incident caused by ransomware that has compromised information regarding...

References:

usa.canon.com

prnewswire.com

bleepingcomputer.com

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The main Danish news agency, Ritzau, is paralysed by ransomware

Ritzau, the largest news agency in Denmark, has become the target of a ransomware cyberattack and has refused to pay for recovering its encrypted systems and data.The incident took place on Tuesday...

References:

ritzau.com

bleepingcomputer.com

apnews.com

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Two suspects arrested for managing malware encryption services

Two Romanian citizens have been arrested for allegedly running the malware encryption services, CyberSeal and Dataprotector, to avoid detection of antivirus software, and the Cyberscan service to...

References:

europol.europa.eu

securityaffairs.co

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Other critical infrastructures

Interruption in the availability of the services offered by Managed.com

The provider of hosting and support solutions for websites, Managed.com, has suffered a security incident based on ransomware REvil in its IT infrastructure.The cyberattack was detected on 16th of...

References:

status.managed.com

zdnet.com

bleepingcomputer.com

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Ransomware targets the Brazilian judicial system

The Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) from Brazil reported that its IT network was compromised by ransomware, affecting more than 1.200 servers, mostly virtual machines, and destroying their backups...

References:

stf.jus.br

bleepingcomputer.com

cisoadvisor.com.br

derechodelared.com

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Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Scottish Environment Protection Agency falls victim to ransomware

A threat actor commits a Mimecast certificate

Data leak confirmed at Sangoma

The VPN service known as Safe-Inet is dismantled

Advantech, víctima de un incidente tipo ransomware Conti

Data theft from Canon USA due to ransomware Maze

The main Danish news agency, Ritzau, is paralysed by ransomware

Two suspects arrested for managing malware encryption services

Interruption in the availability of the services offered by Managed.com

Ransomware targets the Brazilian judicial system

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