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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Ubisoft reports cybersecurity incident

Video game company Ubisoft has confirmed that a cybersecurity incident caused a "temporary disruption" to some of its games, systems and services, and it is suspected that the cybercriminal group...

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ubisoft.com

xataka.com

theverge.com

engadget.com

bleepingcomputer.com

genbeta.com

muycomputer.com

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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

Public administration

Vulnerability

Cyberattack on Mercado Libre exposes user data

Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre has revealed that it suffered a cyber-attack that exposed the data of 300,000 customers. According to the company, the data stolen by hackers did not...

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elchapuzasinformatico.com

negocios.com.ar

xataka.com

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Samsung suffers cybersecurity incident

Samsung, South Korea's largest corporate group with subsidiaries spanning different businesses, has acknowledged, in statements to media outlet SamMobile, that it recently detected a security...

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bleepingcomputer.com

teknofilo.com

sammobile.com

xataka.com

hipertextual.com

welivesecurity.com

elmundo.es

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NVIDIA suffers cybersecurity incident

NVIDIA has reported a cybersecurity incident affecting its IT resources, according to media reports. The ransomware group LAPSUS$ was responsible for the attack. In its official statement, the...

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nvidia.custhelp.com

computerhoy.com

elchapuzasinformatico.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

xataka.com

larazon.es

europapress.es

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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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Two German oil firms hit by cyberattack

A cyberattack on two German oil logistics companies, Oiltanking and Mabanaft, has forced a temporary diversion of traffic to alternative supply depots due to disruption of their IT systems and...

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washingtonpost.com

theregister.com

bbc.com

bleepingcomputer.com

reuters.com

Infobae.com

incibe-cert.es

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Industrial Control System

Malware

Vulnerability

Belarusian railway network hit by ransomware ciberattack

A group of hacktivists gained access to the Belarusian railway system by using ransomware to block its servers, databases and network stations in order to hinder and block the transit of personnel...

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arstechnica.com

gizmodo.com

hipertextual.com

elhacker.net

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Europol disrupts VPNLab.net

Europol, in a coordinated action with several European countries and the United States, has seized or disrupted 15 servers hosting the VPNLab.net service, a VPN service provider that was being used...

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europol.europa.eu

welivesecurity.com

genbeta.com

theregister.com

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Microsoft detects malware targeting Ukrainian organisations

A spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that as a result of a cyber-attack, the websites of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and other government agencies are temporarily...

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twitter.com

microsoft.com

elpais.com

dw.com

20minutos.es

elconfidencial.com

publico.es

swissinfo.ch

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Public administration

Corporate access

Cybersecurity Highlights

Ubisoft reports cybersecurity incident

Six US states hit by China-based cyberattack

Cyberattack on Mercado Libre exposes user data

Samsung suffers cybersecurity incident

NVIDIA suffers cybersecurity incident

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

Two German oil firms hit by cyberattack

Belarusian railway network hit by ransomware ciberattack

Europol disrupts VPNLab.net

Microsoft detects malware targeting Ukrainian organisations

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