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.

The multinational Cognizant affected by the Maze ransomware

The American company Cognizant, which offers IT services, including digital, technology, consulting and operations services, has published a statement confirming a security incident that affected...

References: 

news.cognizant.com

bleepingcomputer.com

techcrunch.com

noticiasseguridad.com

Tags: 

Cybercrime

Encryption

Incident

Malware

Data from millions of Aptoide users exposed

Aptoide, an alternative market for mobile applications that runs on the Android operating system, has been the victim of a cyberattack that has led to the leakage of information from the data of 20...

References: 

blog.aptoide.com

blog.aptoide.com

zdnet.com

xatakandroid.com

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Android

Cybercrime

Information leakage

Tool

Arrested a cybercriminal who broke the security of numerous entities

Agents of the Spanish National Police Corps have arrested a cybercriminal, just 16 years old, who, since the end of 2019, has violated the security of numerous public and private entities, both...

References: 

interior.gob.es

policia.es

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#CyberCOVID19

Cybercrime

Health

Social networks

Addressed an attack DDos Electronics Arts

On 15th of April several online services from Electronics Arts were victims of a Distributed Denial of Service.This attack affected to normal operation of the support service EA Help, login access...

References: 

tweeter.com

tweeter.com

tweeter.com

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Denial of service

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,...

References: 

msc.com

portstrategy.com

supplychaindive.com

blogs.protegerse.com

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Cybercrime

Incident

Transport

The energetic company EDP affected by the RagnarLocker ransomware

EDP (Energías de Portugal), one of the main electricity groups in Europe and the largest in Portugal, has been the victim of a ransomware incident type, specifically the so-called RagnarLocker.The...

References: 

sicnoticias.pt

bleepingcomputer.com

genbeta.com

cincodias.elpais.com

eleconomista.es

elespanol.com

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Encryption

Energy

Incident

Malware

SCUF Gaming accidentally exposes customer data

The SCUF Gaming company, a subsidiary of Corsair Corporation, focused on manufacturing high-end gamepads and other peripherals for video games, publicly exposed the company's customer database for...

References: 

scufgaming.com

comparitech.com

muyseguridad.net

securityweek.com

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Incident

Information leakage

Travelex suffers cyberattack by Sodinokibi ransomware

The British currency exchange agency Travelex was the victim of an attack by the Sodinokibi ransomware on December 31. The operators responsible for the ransomware have specified that they...

References: 

wjs.com

bleepingcomputer.com

databreachtoday.com

muyseguridad.net

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Cryptocurrency

Cybercrime

Information leakage

Malware

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...

References: 

media.flysfo.com.s3.amazonaws.com

hackread.com

databreachtoday.com

noticiasseguridad.com

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Cybercrime

Cyberespionage

Information leakage

Transport

Exposure of client data in the Marriott hotel chain

The Marriott hotel chain has once again suffered a cyber security incident that has affected the privacy of its customers' data, as indicated in its official statement. This time, some 5.2 million...

References: 

news.marriott.com

bleepingcomputer.com

680news.com

eleconomista.net

cnet.com

incibe-cert.es

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Incident

Information leakage

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