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 from Canon USA due to ransomware Maze

The North American subsidiary, Canon USA, focused on the photography and optical sector, has reported a cybersecurity incident caused by ransomware that has compromised information regarding...

References:

usa.canon.com

prnewswire.com

bleepingcomputer.com

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Two suspects arrested for managing malware encryption services

Two Romanian citizens have been arrested for allegedly running the malware encryption services, CyberSeal and Dataprotector, to avoid detection of antivirus software, and the Cyberscan service to...

References:

europol.europa.eu

securityaffairs.co

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Other critical infrastructures

Vishing scam targets GoDaddy employees

A security incident at GoDaddy, an Internet domain and hosting registrar, has compromised some cryptocurrency services such as Liquid and NiceHash.The cyberattack, using vishing techniques against...

References:

twitter.com

blog.liquid.com

nicehash.com

krebsonsecurity.com

gizmodo.com

bankinfosecurity.com

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Interruption in the availability of the services offered by Managed.com

The provider of hosting and support solutions for websites, Managed.com, has suffered a security incident based on ransomware REvil in its IT infrastructure.The cyberattack was detected on 16th of...

References:

status.managed.com

zdnet.com

bleepingcomputer.com

seguridadyfirewall.cl

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Data from a database of Animal Jam game is stolen

The company WildWorks, developer of the game Animal Jam, has reported a security breach in one of its databases, after an attack on a vendor's server that WildWorks uses for internal communications...

References:

animaljam.com

bleepingcomputer.com

infosecurity-magazine.com

es.digitaltrends.com

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Credential stuffing cyberattack aimed at The North Face

The North Face, an American sportswear retailer, has reported unauthorized access to its IT network.The incident, which took place on 8th and 9th of October, consisted of a credential stuffing...

References:

oag.ca.gov

bleepingcomputer.com

unaaldia.hipasec.com

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Unauthorised access to the Capcom group's IT network

One section of the Capcom group’s IT network, a Japanese company dedicated to developing and distributing video games, has suffered a cyber security incident that affected the correct access to...

References:

capcom.co.jp

zdnet.com

derechodelared.com

capcom.co.jp

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Russian citizen, administrator of a botnet, is convicted of his crimes

Aleksandr Brovko, a Russian cybercriminal, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trafficking and stealing sensitive personal and financial information from US citizens, worth over $100...

References:

justice.gov

threatpost.com

securityaffairs.co

bankinfosecurity.com

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Public administration

Information posted on the Darknet due to a Gunnebo ransomware incident

Some of the data stolen from the Swedish multinational Gunnebo, dedicated to offering security products and services, has been published on the Darknet after having suffered a ransomware-type...

References:

news.alertir.com

gunnebo.com

infosecurity

krebsonsecurity.com

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Cybercriminal steals $ 24 million from cryptocurrency service Harvest Finance

About 24 million USD in tokens have been stolen from Harvest Finance, a decentralized finance protocol (DeFi), by a cybercriminal.The incident, detected on October 26, thanks to analytics service...

References:

medium.com

zdnet.com

es.beincrypto.com

criptonoticias.com

technadu.com

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Cybersecurity Highlights

Data theft from Canon USA due to ransomware Maze

Two suspects arrested for managing malware encryption services

Vishing scam targets GoDaddy employees

Interruption in the availability of the services offered by Managed.com

Data from a database of Animal Jam game is stolen

Credential stuffing cyberattack aimed at The North Face

Unauthorised access to the Capcom group's IT network

Russian citizen, administrator of a botnet, is convicted of his crimes

Information posted on the Darknet due to a Gunnebo ransomware incident

Cybercriminal steals $ 24 million from cryptocurrency service Harvest Finance

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