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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The University Hospital from Torrejón is affected by a computer virus

Normal working of several information systems of University Hospital from Torrejón de Ardoz has been affected by a computer virus.IT system broke down on January 17th last, moment when the...

References:

hospitaldetorrejon.es

europapress.es

muyseguridad.net

elmundo.es

lavanguardia.com

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Cybercrime

Health

Incident

Public administration

Mitsubishi Electric has been the victim of a cyberattack

Mitsubishi Electric has been compromised by a data leak, approximately 200MB, due to unauthorized access.The incident was detected on June 28, 2019, and was made public last Monday, January 20. The...

References:

mitsubishielectric.co.jp

japantimes.co.jp

infosecurity-magazine.com

bankinfosecurity.com

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Security incident at University of Burgos

University of Burgos has suffered a cyberattack due to an unauthorized access to personal data.According to the Rectorate, the incident took place on January 14th, at 9:30, affecting some users...

References:

ubu.es

burgosconecta.es

diariodeburgos.es

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Cybercrime

Incident

Information leakage

Public administration

Travelex, currency exchange bureau from London, victim of a ransomware incident

The currency exchange bureau from London, Travelex, has been victim of a ransomware incident called Sodinokibi, known as Sodin or REvil as well. The incident took place on December 31st, suspending...

References:

twitter.com

computing.es

infosecurity-magazine.com

bbc.com

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Banking sector

Incident

Malware

Thai prison, Lang Suan, victim of a security incident

The Thai prison, Lang Suan, in Chumphon province, has suffered a cyberattack on its video surveillance system (Closed Circuit Television, CCTV) by dumping its video signal on YouTube for several...

References:

bangkokpost.com

welivesecurity.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Public administration

Social networks

New Orleans declares state of emergency for ransomware type incident

The City of New Orleans, located in the State of Louisiana, has seen its public services paralysed after falling victim to a ransomware-type malware infection.The detection took place in the early...

References:

twitter.com

techcrunch.com

cso.computerworld.es

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Incident

Malware

Public administration

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...

References:

caymannational.com

unicornriot.ninja

vice.com

elmundo.es

elconfidencial.com

incibe-cert.es

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Public administration

Cyberattack causes diversion of funds in the Provincial Council of Ourense

The Provincial Council of Ourense was the victim of a computer attack allegedly carried out by a citizen resident in the Canary Islands, which diverted funds intended for subsidies to other bank...

References:

depourense.es

elconfidencial.com

lavozdegalicia.es

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Cybercrime

Incident

Public administration

Oil company Pemex suffered ransomware cyberattack

The Mexican oil company Pemex has admitted, in an official statement, that it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 10. In that statement, the company specified that the attack affected the...

References:

pemex.com

elpais.com

bloomberg.com

vanguardia.com.mx

europapress.es

xataka.com.mx

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Public administration

Ransomware incidents in companies

On November 4, several security incidents affecting Spanish companies were reported. These incidents were related to ransomware campaigns that blocked company computers. According to the...

References:

incibe.es

dsn.gob.es

cadenaser.com

xataka.com

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Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

The University Hospital from Torrejón is affected by a computer virus

Mitsubishi Electric has been the victim of a cyberattack

Security incident at University of Burgos

Travelex, currency exchange bureau from London, victim of a ransomware incident

Thai prison, Lang Suan, victim of a security incident

New Orleans declares state of emergency for ransomware type incident

Cayman National Bank cyberattack

Cyberattack causes diversion of funds in the Provincial Council of Ourense

Oil company Pemex suffered ransomware cyberattack

Ransomware incidents in companies

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