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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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

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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

Malicious code uploaded to PHP server

One of the developers of the PHP language, Nikita Popov, reported that the PHP source code was maliciously modified, adding a backdoor to enable remote code execution, and that the modification was...

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news-web.php.net

bankinfosecurity.com

derechodelared.com

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Security incident at Verkada

Security systems manufacturer Verkada has confirmed that it has suffered a cyberattack, targeting one of its Jenkins servers, leading to a data breach.The security incident is suspected to have...

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verkada.com

bloomberg.com

genbeta.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Till Kottmann charged with multiple offences

The Swiss cybercriminal Till Kottmann, 21, also known by the pseudonyms Tillie, deletescape or tillie crimew, has been indicted by the US Department of Justice for alleged computer intrusion and...

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justice.gov

infobae.com

theverge.com

bleepingcomputer.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Other critical infrastructures

Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

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

Malicious code uploaded to PHP server

Security incident at Verkada

Till Kottmann charged with multiple offences

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