Cybersecurity Highlights

At the end of February 2023, a joint operation by several European law enforcement agencies and the FBI, with the assistance of Europol, resulted in the arrest at the homes of several members of the criminal group responsible for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks using the DoppelPaymer ransomware.

The Hospital Clínic in Barcelona has been the victim of a ransomware-type computer attack, as notified by the health institution to the Catalan Cybersecurity Agency.

Salt Labs, the research division of Salt Security, has reported several critical vulnerabilities in the implementation of the Open Authorization (OAuth) login functionality used by Booking.

Dish Network, the largest pay-TV provider in the United States that provides direct broadcast satellite service, has published an official statement on its website to report a cybersecurity incident that has affected its internal communications, customer call centres, Internet sites, the Dish Anywhere app or Boost Mobile (a subsidiary of Dish Network) among others.

Hyundai and Kia have been forced to develop a free update to their vehicles' anti-theft alarm software logic as a result of a viral TikTok challenge, KIA Challenge, as millions of their vehicles lacked electronic immobilisers.

The Spanish National Police and the US Secret Service, with the support of EUROJUST, have dismantled in Madrid an international network of cybercriminals, made up of nine members, who stole more than 5 million euros from US individuals and companies, controlling more than a hundred bank accounts.