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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Garmin is a victim of the WastedLocker ransomware

The American company, Garmin, specialized in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports activities, has suffered a ransomware-like incident called WastedLocker.According to...

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garmin.com

bleepingcomputer.com

elmundo.es

elpais.com

unaaldia.hispasec.com

elespanol.com

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Adif, hit by ransomware

Adif, a public company that manages railway infrastructures in Spain, acknowledged having suffered a ransomware-type cybercrime, executed by the group of cybercriminals known as REVil.This group...

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elconfidencial.com

businessinsider.es

abc.es

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EasyJet airline victim of a data breach

Through an official statement, EasyJet reported about a non-authorized access to theirs systems on April.By information provided by the airline, once incident detected, they engaged forensics...

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easyjet.com

twitter.com

genbeta.com

lavanguardia.com

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A security incident affected the shipping company MSC

The shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has revealed in an official statement that it was the victim of a cyberattack in mid-April, specifically at its headquarters in Geneva,...

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msc.com

portstrategy.com

supplychaindive.com

blogs.protegerse.com

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Information leakage on two San Francisco airport websites

Two websites related to San Francisco International Airport, SFOConnect.com, which provides updates on the airport to passengers, and SFOConstruction.com, which contains information on construction...

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media.flysfo.com.s3.amazonaws.com

hackread.com

databreachtoday.com

noticiasseguridad.com

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Toll Group stops its services because of a ransomware

The Australian company of transport and logistics, Toll Group, has been obligated to disable some of its systems after a ransomware attack.The security incident took place on Friday, 31st January,...

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tollgroup.com

businessinsider.com

itnews.com.au

infosecurity-magazine.com

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Mitsubishi Electric has been the victim of a cyberattack

Mitsubishi Electric has been compromised by a data leak, approximately 200MB, due to unauthorized access.The incident was detected on June 28, 2019, and was made public last Monday, January 20. The...

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mitsubishielectric.co.jp

japantimes.co.jp

infosecurity-magazine.com

bankinfosecurity.com

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Valencia's municipal transport company suffers CEO fraud

The managing director of the EMT (Empresa Municipal de Transportes, municipal transport company) of Valencia, Josep Enric García Alemany, has reported the complaint filed with the National Police...

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europapress.es

efe.com

elpais.com

officialpress.es

lavanguardia.com

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Toyota subsidiary victim of email fraud

Toyota Boshoku Corporation, a manufacturer of automotive components belonging to the Toyota Motor Corporation group, announced that one of its European subsidiaries lost more than $37 million after...

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toyota-boshoku.com

bleepingcomputer.com

scmagazineuk.com

ituser.es

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Cyberattack on London's Oyster transport payment system

Transport for London (TfL), the agency responsible for public transport in the British capital, revealed that some contactless card accounts in Oyster, the payment system for transport, were...

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twitter.com

theregister.co.uk

bbc.com

wired.co.uk

noticiasseguridad.com

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Cybersecurity Highlights

Garmin is a victim of the WastedLocker ransomware

Adif, hit by ransomware

EasyJet airline victim of a data breach

A security incident affected the shipping company MSC

Information leakage on two San Francisco airport websites

Toll Group stops its services because of a ransomware

Mitsubishi Electric has been the victim of a cyberattack

Valencia's municipal transport company suffers CEO fraud

Toyota subsidiary victim of email fraud

Cyberattack on London's Oyster transport payment system

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