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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Data theft via Fujitsu ProjectWEB

Fujitsu, a major Japanese ICT company, has confirmed unauthorised access by a third party to some of its projects via the ProjectWEB cloud tool, a SaaS software platform used to exchange files both...

References:

pr.fujitsu.com

nisc.go.jp

mlit.go.jo

mofa.go.jp

bleepingcomputer.com

therecord.media

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Public administration

Tool

AXA faces Avaddon ransomware

French insurance company AXA confirmed on 16th of May that the IT systems of its Asian divisions located in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines were the victims of a ransomware...

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twitter.com

expansion.com

bleepingcomputer.com

derechodelared.com

infosecurity-magazine.com

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Massive DDoS attack on Belgian government websites

A massive denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting Belnet, the government-funded Internet service provider, took place on Tuesday, May 4, affecting the websites of more than 200 organizations...

References:

belnet.be

welivesecurity.com

zdnet.com

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Denial of service

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Internet

Public administration

DigitalOcean data breach exposes customer billing information

US hosting platform DititalOCean has been the victim of a confidential data leak due to a configuration flaw.Several media outlets have picked up the e-mails that the company has sent to its...

References:

techcrunch.com

bleepingcomputer.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Data breach that would affect 3 million people

On 11 April, the phone retailer Phone House was allegedly the victim of a Babuk ransomware-type cyberattack. The cybercriminals stole sensitive PII (Personally Identifiable Information) belonging...

References:

abc.es

genbeta.com

xataka.com

phonehouse.es

genbeta.com

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Quanta Computer, victim of REvil ransomware threatening Apple

The operators of the REvil ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi, have threatened Apple with the publication of the company's future product designs, coinciding with the Spring Loaded event where...

References:

quantatw.com

therecord.media

bankinfosecurity.com

xataka.com

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UCLM has fallen victim to Ryuk ransomware

The University of Castile-La Mancha (UCLM) confirmed having been the victim of a Ryuk ransomware-type cyberattack targeting its critical IT infrastructure on Sunday 18 April, which has encrypted...

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twitter.com

derechodelared.com

cmmedia.es

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Public administration

Data breach at Codecov

After an investigation, the company Codecov, which offers an online platform for code testing, has confirmed a data breach via a supply chain attack affecting its Bash Uploader script.The incident,...

References:

about.codecov.io

securityweek.com

reuters.com

gizmodo.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Structural integrity of AWS data centre threatened

Seth Aaron Pendly, a 28 year old American, has been charged for allegedly plotting to destroy an AWS (Amazon Web Services) data centre in Virginia using C-4 explosives and he faces up to 20 years...

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justice.gov

bleepingcomputer.com

sipse.com

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Cloud computing

Incident

Internet

A North American water treatment plant has been compromised

Wyatt A. Travnichek, a Kansas citizen, 22, has been charged for allegedly tampering with the public drinking water system and recklessly damaging a protected computer during unauthorised access.The...

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justice.gov

therecord.media

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Public administration

Water treatment

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Data theft via Fujitsu ProjectWEB

AXA faces Avaddon ransomware

Massive DDoS attack on Belgian government websites

DigitalOcean data breach exposes customer billing information

Data breach that would affect 3 million people

Quanta Computer, victim of REvil ransomware threatening Apple

UCLM has fallen victim to Ryuk ransomware

Data breach at Codecov

Structural integrity of AWS data centre threatened

A North American water treatment plant has been compromised

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