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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A cyberattack on the Ronin network of the Axie Infinity video game causes hundreds of millions in losses in cryptocurrencies.

Ronin Network has issued an alert to its community explaining how a security breach in the blockchain network, which supports the Axie Infinity video game, led to a cyberattack that resulted in the...

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roninchain.com

cnn.com

xakata.com

cope.es

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Part of Ukraine without Internet after cyberattack

Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's national operator and main internet provider, has suffered a cyberattack. According to Netblocks, an organisation dedicated to monitoring internet access, there has been a...

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twitter.com

netblocks.org

bcc.com

xakata.com

reuters.com

forbes.com

elespañol.com

elconfindencial.com

ciberseguridadlatam.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Six US states hit by China-based cyberattack

Cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovered evidence of data exfiltration by the Chinese hacking group known as 'APT41', which targeted US state governments between May 2021 and February 2022.The events...

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mandiant.com

wired.com

theverge.com

techcrunch.com

threatpost.com

computing.co.uk

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Other critical infrastructures

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OpenSea phishing leads to theft of millions of dollars' worth of NFTs

OpenSea, an online marketplace dedicated to trading NFTs, has been the victim of a phishing attack that has resulted in the theft of hundreds of tokens worth more than $1.7 million, as confirmed by...

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twitter.com

bleepingcomputer.com

zdnet.com

xataka.com

genbeta.com

europapress.es

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Ukrainian government websites suffer DDoS

In an official statement, Ukraine's State Communication and Special Information Service has reported a DDoS cyberattack on the country's information resources. Specifically, it has caused...

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cip.gov.ua

mirror.co.uk

bleepingcomputer.com

therecord.media

zdnet.com

elespanol.com

bolsamania.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Cyberattack on Vodafone in Portugal affects 4 million users

Vodafone Portugal has been the victim of a cyberattack that has affected voice, data, television, SMS and voice/digital response services, although they have no evidence that customer data has been...

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vodafone.pt

eldiario.es

20minutos.es

swissinfo.ch

reuters.com

hispasec.com

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IT incident affects Naturgy

The Naturgy group, a Spanish multinational operating in the electricity and gas sectors, has suffered an IT incident that has prevented customers from accessing their accounts, both via the website...

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twitter.com

elpais.com

lavozdegalicia.es

20minutos.es

lavozdegalicia.es

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Energy

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Other critical infrastructures

Microsoft mitigates one of the largest DDoS attacks in history

The company reported an attack last November against a customer in Asia, reaching 3.47 terabits per second from 10,000 sources in 10 different countries around the world."We believe this is the...

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microsoft.com

bleepingcomputer.com

computerhoy.com

genbeta.com

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Andorra Telecom suffers several DDoS cyberattacks

Andorra Telecom, the telephone company of the Principality of Andorra, suffered a collapse of its network due to a series of DDoS cyber-attacks, mainly during the course of the streaming of a video...

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twitter.com

gizmodo.com

genbeta.com

xataka.com

elpais.com

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The Balearic Islands' healthcare system suffers a cyberattack

The Servei de Salut de Balears was forced to activate the IT security protocol after a cyberattack was detected in the health services of the community, forcing it to change the passwords of users...

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lavanguardia.com

ultimahora.es

elmundo.es

cybersecuritynews.es

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

A cyberattack on the Ronin network of the Axie Infinity video game causes hundreds of millions in losses in cryptocurrencies.

Part of Ukraine without Internet after cyberattack

Six US states hit by China-based cyberattack

OpenSea phishing leads to theft of millions of dollars' worth of NFTs

Ukrainian government websites suffer DDoS

Cyberattack on Vodafone in Portugal affects 4 million users

IT incident affects Naturgy

Microsoft mitigates one of the largest DDoS attacks in history

Andorra Telecom suffers several DDoS cyberattacks

The Balearic Islands' healthcare system suffers a cyberattack

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