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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$10m stolen from a Ukrainian bank through SWIFT

Another bank, this time in Ukraine, has been the victim of theft of $10m, according to Kyiv chapter of ISACA. Cybercriminals used again SWIFT system errors, the ones used to steal $100m from the...

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kyivpost.com

securityaffairs.co

news.pn

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Incident

Bank data of thousand of Acer clients stolen

Acer, the Taiwanese technology company, admitted that it has suffered the theft of information of customers who accessed the e-commerce page company between 12 May 2015 and 28 April 2016. The...

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oag.ca.gov

www.grahamcluley.com

es.ccm.net

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GoToMyPC reset all customers passwords

GoToMyPC, a service that allows users to access their computers from anywhere, has suffered a security incident. This incident has been admited by Citrix, the owner of the service, in a statement....

References:

status.gotomypc.com

www.grahamcluley.com

krebsonsecurity.com

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Internet

Leaked data of 8 million customers the largest Japanese travel agency

A cyber attack has caused the leak of personal information of 8 million JBT´s customers, the largest travel agency in Japan. JBT explained that data published included phone number and passport...

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japantimes.co.jp

the-japan-news.com

zdnet.com

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Stolen database of clients of the operator T-Mobile in Czech Republic

According to a statement from the operator, a disgruntled employee tried to steal the database of customers of T-Mobile in the Czech Republic. The affected DDBB seems not include personal data,...

References:

t-press.cz

welivesecurity.com

zpravy.idnes.cz

thehackernews.com

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Incident

Information leakage

Other critical infrastructures

Published DDBB with personal data of more than 5000 members of Policia Nacional

Anonymous has claimed publication of personal data of more than 5000 members of Spanish National Police. In a statement, the hacktivist group justified this action in disagreement with recent...

References:

mupol.es

lasexta.com

abc.es

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Incident

Information leakage

5000 Mossos d'Esquadra published

A SQL Injection in the virtual campus software of the Mossos d'Esquadra labor union has been used to exfiltrated personal data of more than 5000 agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra and its disclosure...

References:

europapress.es

lavanguardia.com

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Incident

Information leakage

Social networks

55 million voters' details leaked in Philippines

Anonymous Philippines attack Philippines’ Commission on Elections and stole personal data from 54.3 millones Philippine voters. Among the data stolen in the data dump, very sensitive information...

References:

eleconomista.es

theregister.co.uk

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Incident

Information leakage

Published on the internet the personal data of 50 millions of Turks

It has been published on the Internet a database with personal data of 50 million Turkish citizens, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The data released could be used for identity or...

References:

actualidad.rt.com

bolsamania.com

telegraph.co.uk

softpedia.com

rt.com

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Cybercrime

Information leakage

Incident

One man arrested in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for accessing illegally to personal data of more than 16000 users in ULPGC

La Policía Nacional in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria arrested one man , age 26, accused of illegal access to Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) database , extracting personal data of...

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policia.es

20minutos.es

cadenaser.com

lne.es

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Incident

Information leakage

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

$10m stolen from a Ukrainian bank through SWIFT

Bank data of thousand of Acer clients stolen

GoToMyPC reset all customers passwords

Leaked data of 8 million customers the largest Japanese travel agency

Stolen database of clients of the operator T-Mobile in Czech Republic

Published DDBB with personal data of more than 5000 members of Policia Nacional

5000 Mossos d'Esquadra published

55 million voters' details leaked in Philippines

Published on the internet the personal data of 50 millions of Turks

One man arrested in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for accessing illegally to personal data of more than 16000 users in ULPGC

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