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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Travelex, currency exchange bureau from London, victim of a ransomware incident

The currency exchange bureau from London, Travelex, has been victim of a ransomware incident called Sodinokibi, known as Sodin or REvil as well. The incident took place on December 31st, suspending...

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twitter.com

computing.es

infosecurity-magazine.com

bbc.com

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Banking sector

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Malware

New Orleans declares state of emergency for ransomware type incident

The City of New Orleans, located in the State of Louisiana, has seen its public services paralysed after falling victim to a ransomware-type malware infection.The detection took place in the early...

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twitter.com

techcrunch.com

cso.computerworld.es

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Incident

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Public administration

Malware infiltrated on the Monero official website

The official website of the well-known Monero crypto currency had published for a few hours the binaries of its CLI wallet application that contained a malware.This unauthorized modification of the...

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getmonero.org

arstechnica.com

genbeta.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Cryptocurrency

Malware

La Zaragozana victim of a ransomware

The independent brewery La Zaragozana, belonging to the Grupo Ágora, was a victim of a ransomware. From the beginning they made clear their refusal to meet the demands of the kidnappers.The events...

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twitter.com

cadenaser.com

elperiodicodearagon.com

heraldo.es

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Cybercrime

Feeding

Malware

Oil company Pemex suffered ransomware cyberattack

The Mexican oil company Pemex has admitted, in an official statement, that it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 10. In that statement, the company specified that the attack affected the...

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pemex.com

elpais.com

bloomberg.com

vanguardia.com.mx

europapress.es

xataka.com.mx

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Public administration

Google creates the App Defense Alliance to improve the security of the Google Play Store

To promote the security of Google Play Store, Google has started a collaboration with ESET, Lookout and Zimperium named App Defense Alliance. The main goal of this alliance is to stop malware...

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security.googleblog.com

wired.com

engadget.com

silicon.es

muyseguridad.net

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Android

Google

Malware

Ransomware incidents in companies

On November 4, several security incidents affecting Spanish companies were reported. These incidents were related to ransomware campaigns that blocked company computers. According to the...

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incibe.es

dsn.gob.es

cadenaser.com

xataka.com

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The council of Jerez de la Frontera is the victim of a cyberattack

The local government of the city of Jerez de la Frontera has suffered a ransomware-type cyberattack that encrypted the files hosted on more than 50 computer servers, paralyzing, in this way, the...

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twitter.com

diariodejerez.es

twitter.com

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Public administration

A malware campaign by Stealth Falcon group discovered

ESET researchers, along with previous researches by Citizen Labs and International Amnesty, has discovered a spyware dissemination campaign. It has been determined that the Stealth Falcon group is...

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welivesecurity.com

threatpost.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Google reveals how an iOS malware campaign works

In early 2019, Google’s Threats Analysis Group (TAG) notified Apple about 14 vulnerabilities affecting iPhone devices from versions iOS 10 to iOS 12. This vulnerabilities was patched on out-of-band...

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googleprojectzero.blogspot.com

support.apple.com

forbes.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

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Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Travelex, currency exchange bureau from London, victim of a ransomware incident

New Orleans declares state of emergency for ransomware type incident

Malware infiltrated on the Monero official website

La Zaragozana victim of a ransomware

Oil company Pemex suffered ransomware cyberattack

Google creates the App Defense Alliance to improve the security of the Google Play Store

Ransomware incidents in companies

The council of Jerez de la Frontera is the victim of a cyberattack

A malware campaign by Stealth Falcon group discovered

Google reveals how an iOS malware campaign works

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