Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - October 2022

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October28

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	75 Arrested in Crackdown on West-African Cybercrime Gangs	Cybersecurity News, Insights and Analysis \| SecurityWeek
Albania/Israel	After cutting ties with Iran, Albanian PM arrives in Israel to talk cybersecurity	The Times of Israel
Argentina	Llega una nueva edición del Cyberwomen Challenge en Argentina	Noticias económicas y cotización del dólar \| ámbito.com - Massa, Lacunza y mejores señales que llegan del otro lado del "muro"
Australia	Medibank confirms hacker had access to data of all 3.9 million customers	The Guardian
Australia	Australian government issues tougher sanctions to prevent cyberattack	IT World Canada
Bulgaria/Russian Federation	Bulgarian cyberattack: Sabotage as a cover for spying?	Deutche Welle
Cambodia	Experts share strategies to combat cybercrime	Khmer Times
Cambodia	Ministry of Interior finalising draft law on cybercrime	Khmre Times
Canada	Cybersecurity talent crisis needs increased education investment and diversity opportunities, say cyber experts	The Hill Times
Canada	Impact of cybercrime on Canadian businesses, 2021	Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency / Statistique Canada : Organisme statistique national du Canada
Canada	MPs warned to change email passwords after cyber attack on Canadian government	The Toronto Star
Caribbean	No one is an island: How Caribbean states are working together to tackle cybercrime	PublicTechnology.net
Chile	Ley Marco de Ciberseguridad avanza a su debate en particular	Inicio - Senado - República de Chile
Chile	Ciberseguridad en Chile.	Diario Constitucional -
Colombia	Falta cubrir 3,12 millones de vacantes en ciberseguridad en Colombia	Yahoo en Español Vida y Estilo
Council of Europe	Newsroom Cyberviolence against women	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens
Estados Unidos	Estados Unidos se marca nuevas metas de ciberseguridad	Voz de América - Las principales noticias de Estados Unidos, América Latina y el mundo
Europe	Europe Looks to Boost Domestic Cybersecurity Investment	Bank information security news, training, education - BankInfoSecurity
Ecuador	BlackCat ransomware gang claims attack on Ecuador’s army	Tech Monitor - Navigating the horizon of business technology
Global	Enhancing Global Cybersecurity Cooperation: European and Indian Perspectives	ORF Online
France	Cyber attack insurance is approved to protect French firms	French News and Views in English \| The Connexion
The Gambia	Fight against cybercrime in West Africa: ECOWAS and the European Union provide a digital laboratory to The Gambia	ECOWAS
Germany	Major German energy supplier hit by cyberattack	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
Germany	Germany fires cybersecurity chief 'over Russia ties'	BBC - Homepage
Ghana	Ghana holds bilateral meetings with Singapore to improve cybersecurity development	MyJoyOnline.com
Ghana	Online fraud, unauthorised access top cyber crimes	BusinessGhana
Global	IBM Grants a Total of $5 Million in-kind to Bolster Schools' Cybersecurity Preparedness	IBM Newsroom
India	Cyber-crime big threat before India, world: Home Minister Shah	Rising Kashmir: Leading English newspaper in Jammu and Kashmir
Indonesia	PSEs need three things to bolster cybersecurity: minister	ANTARA News
Global	Inside The Crypto Human Trafficking Rings In Myanmar, Cambodia & Laos	Inc42: Latest Indian Tech & Startup News, Analysis & Stories
Interpol	Metaverse opens up new world of cybercrime, says Interpol	Philippines Business, Financial And Economic News \| Inquirer.net
Ireland	Cost of HSE cyberattack reaches €70m	RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster
Israel	Russian hackers attack Israeli parliament’s website	TVP World
Japan	Russian hackers say Japan hospital paid $30,000 in ransomware attack	Kyodo News+
Malaysia	Technology advancement drives scammers’ adaptability	The Malaysian Reserve
Mauritius	Countering Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse At the Fore of Two-Day Workshop	Home - allAfrica.com
The Netherlands	In a nutshell: data protection, privacy and cybersecurity in Netherlands	Lexology
The Netherlands	ONE Conference: Prepare the public better for cyber attacks	PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing
New Zealand	Pinnacle attack a reminder cyber-crime here to stay	Stuff.co
Pakistan	Rising cybercrime complaints annoy NA panel	The Express Tribune
Russia/China	Russia and China may both be eyeing retaliatory cyberattacks against the West	Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
Slovakia	Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack	Yahoo
South Africa	SA has highest number of targeted ransomware, business email cyber attacks in Africa	IOL.com
Timor-Leste	Timor Leste invited to join the Convention on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens
United Kingdom	London's New Cyber Resilience Centre Set to Fight Cybercrime in the Capital	Infosecurity Magazine - Information Security & IT Security News and Resources
United Kingdom	Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced to 18 months	ABC News
Ukraine	Chief of Ukrainian cybercrime division dies from Russian missile strike	Cybernews
Ukraine	Ukraine Cybersecurity Leader Shares Defense Insights From Cyber and Physical Front Lines	BlackBerry Blog
Ukraine	Ukraine Could Still Face Cyberattacks, Experts Say	CNET
United States	DHS rolls out new cyber performance goals for private sector	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media
United States	Newly Unsealed Indictment Charges Ukrainian National with International Cybercrime Operation	U.S. Department of Justice
United States	Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’s Trip to Singapore	Home \| Homeland Security
United States	Rep. Katko releases CISA fact sheet to pitch forward path for American cybersecurity	Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
United States	Biden now wants to toughen up chemical sector's cybersecurity	The Register
United States	CHAIRS THOMPSON AND CLARKE STATEMENT ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NEW CYBERSECURITY PERFORMANCE GOALS	US House of Representtive - Homeland Security Committee
United States	Feds go after malware-for-lease operation with Texas victims, including in San Antonio	San Antonio News
United States	How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime	ProPublica
United States	This sneaky kind of cybercrime rules them all	Washington Post
Uzbekistan	Enhancing Uzbekistan’s capacities to effectively address crime by requesting electronic evidence across borders	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe \| OSCE
Vietnam	Citizens warned of cyber-attacks with phishing	Báo VietNamNet

October21

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Census website struck by a billion attempted cyber-attacks, Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals	The Guardian
Australia	One third of Australian households are victims of cybercrime – report	Insider Detail
Australia	Australians Warned Cybercrimes Will Become More Frequent	All Stations \| Triple M
Australia	ATO hit with three million cyber attacks a month and 4000 in 40 minutes	news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Brazil	Brazil arrests alleged Lapsus$ hacker	TechTarget
Bulgaria	How Prepared is Bulgaria to Fight Cyber Attacks? Experts Weigh in	The Recursive: Get to Know the Southeast Europe Innovation Ecosystem
Cameroon	With cyber fraud on the rise in Cameroon, customer security remains essential	BusinessGhana
Canada	12% of young adults in Canada say they’ve been the victim of a police-reported cybercrime in the last two years	Cult MTL
CARICOM	No one is an island: How Caribbean states are working together to tackle cybercrime	PublicTechnology.net
Côte d'Ivoire	Bruno Koné victime de cyberattaque, son appel aux Ivoiriens	Info Afrique - Afrique Actu Afrique Sur 7
Espagne	Selon une étude, les PME espagnoles attachent plus d’importance à la prévention qu’au fait de savoir comment agir en cas de cyberattaque.	Toute l'actualité en direct/live - Bénin Actu
France	Sensibiliser aux cyber-attaques bancaires	Accueil - Mairie de Puteaux
France	Le grossiste Metro reconnaît être confronté à une cyberattaque	LeMagIT \| Toute l'information IT pour l'entreprise
France	Cyberattaque au Département de Seine-Maritime : une aide non versée, des parents inquiets	Actu.fr
France	Des hackers russophones revendiquent la cyberattaque contre une maternité à Paris	Numerama
Ghana	Ghana deports 16 Nigerians for engaging in cybercrime	Vanguard Nigeria
India	Indian power generation giant Tata Power hit by a cyber attack	Security Affairs
India	Mumbai: Man convicted, sentenced to life for cyber terrorism	The Indian Express
India	Police caution citizens against cyber frauds, crime	Nagaland Post
Interpol	Financial and cybercrimes top global police concerns, says new INTERPOL report	INTERPOL \| The International Criminal Police Organization
Interpol	INTERPOL-led Operation Takes Down 'Black Axe' Cyber Crime Organization	The Hacker News
Iran	FBI Warns of Iranian Cyber Firm's Hack-and-Leak Operations	Cybersecurity News, Insights and Analysis \| SecurityWeek
Israel	Israeli cyber intel firm shines bright light on new, shadowy cybercrime collective	The Times of Israel \| News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World
Lithuania	Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre launched a new fraud protection tool	EurekAlert! Science News Releases
Malaysia	Hamas ‘sending Palestinian students to Malaysia for cyber warfare training’	Jewish News Syndicate
The Netherlands	Dutch Police obtain 155 decryption keys for Deadbolt ransomware victims	The Record by Recorded Future
Nigeria	Cybercrime: Laundryman jailed three years for ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ in Kwara	The Eagle Online
Norway	Norway PM: Russia poses ‘real and serious’ cyber threat to oil and gas industry	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
RDC	RDC : Félix Tshisekedi enjoint le gouvernement à bâtir et doter le pays d'un écosystème cyber sécuritaire solide capable de faire face aux menaces multiformes	Actualite.CD - Première source d'actualité en RD Congo
Russia	How to Prevent Cyber Attacks with Cybercrime Investigation Software	Home - Security Boulevard
Russia	Russia Failing to Reach Cyber War Goals, Ukrainian Official Says	Federal Technology News, Research & Events \| MeriTalk
Sénégal	Sénégal : ce qu’il faut savoir sur la cyberattaque contre le régulateur des télécoms	Jeuneafrique.com
South Africa	Russia wants to help South Africa fight cybercrime	Homepage - Africa Feeds
South Africa	SA: Expert warns that cyber threats to smart farming could threaten food security	Vertical Farm Daily
Trinidad and Tobago	Massy businesses still reeling from April cyber attack	Home - Trinidad Guardian
UAE	UAE Banks Federation organises a workshop to simulate cyber attacks	ZAWYA - Your trusted source for business and finance news
Ukraine	Ukraine Could Still Face Cyberattacks, Experts Say	CNET
United Kingdom	Treat cyber crime as a ‘strategic threat’, UK businesses told	ComputerWeekly.com
United Kingdom	UK and US launch joint military operation to tackle cyberthreats	PublicTechnology.net
United Nations	The UN Cybercrime Treaty Has a Cybersecurity Problem In It	Just Security
United States	Investigation into cyberattack on New Mexico department continues as state committee prepares to meet	Biz Journals
United States	Cybercrime across the U.S., where does NC rank?	WNCT
United States	This sneaky kind of cybercrime rules them all	Washington Post
United States	How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime	ProPublica
United States	Schools Are Getting Hit Hard By Cyberattacks. What Can They Do About It?	Forbes
Uzbekistan	OSCE holds training on cryptocurrencies and Dark Web investigations in Uzbekistan	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe \| OSCE
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe: Cyber Crime Shoots Up	ZIMBABWE NEWS, ZIMEYE

October14

Country	Topic	Source
Global	Airborne Drones Are Dropping Cyber-Spy Exploits in the Wild	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Albania	Albania weighed invoking NATO’s Article 5 over Iranian cyberattack	Politics, Policy, Political News - POLITICO
Australia	Health insurer Medibank Private hit by cyber attack	ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australia	Australia becoming hotbed for cyber attacks	ComputerWeekly.com
Australia	Medibank Becomes Latest Target of Cyber Attack in Australia	Bloomberg
Bénin	Le Bénin remporte la compétition régionale du HackerLab 2022	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
Cambodia	Sold to gangs, forced to run online scams: inside Cambodia’s cybercrime crisis	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Canada	Canadian companies risk neglecting cybersecurity as recession looms	Technology News for IT Professionals in Canada \| IT World Canada
Canada	Canada Targeted in 141 Ransomware Attacks in 2021 per Palo Alto Networks Unit 42	Yahoo Finance
China	China's cyber assault on Taiwan	CBS News
Europe	We must tackle Europe’s winter cyber threats head-on	Politico
Fiji	FWCC: Unfettered access to power a worrying aspect of Budapest Convention	The Fiji Times
France	Cyber : le Sénat adopte le paiement des rançons	L'actualité de l'assurance pour les professionnels : règlementation, infos marchés, entreprises
France	Une cyber-attaque d'ampleur cible le département de Seine-Maritime	Actualités - France 3 Régions
Ghana	MTN Ghana takes cybersecurity awareness to SHSs	News Ghana
Ghana/Nigeria	Seven Nigerians allegedly arrested for cybercrime in Ghana	Vanguard Nigeria
Guyana	Romance fraud scheme accused hit with cybercrime charges	Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
India	Hyderabad cybercrime wing bust Rs 903-cr Chinese investment fraud	Deccan Chronicle
India	Tata Power says hit by cyberattack	Business News Today
India	India offers operational, cyber security training to Philippines military	Business News Today
Italy	Ferrari says internal documents online, but no evidence of cyberattack	Automotive News Europe
KSA	Saudi security university urges Arab countries to step up fight against cybercrime	Arab News - Worldwide Latest Breaking News & Updates
Monaco	Thales partners with Monaco Cyber Sécurité to strengthen cyber response capabilities	Thales - Building a future we can all trust
Netherlands	After revolutionising online crime fighting, the Netherlands is looking for new ways to combat security threats	Yahoo News
Russian Federation	Putin’s cyber Armageddon doctrine seeks to expand Russia's offense beyond battlefield	Fox News
Sénégal	L'ARTP Sénégal touchée par le groupe de ransomwares Karakurt	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
Singapore	Singtel's second unit faces cyber attack weeks after Optus data breach	Reuters
South Africa	South Africans must up their game against cybercrime	Mail & Guardian - Africa's Best Read
Tanzania	Tanzania to invest in infrastructure to fight cyber-crime	The Citizen
Uganda	Museveni passes Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse Bill	TechCabal \| Leading Africa’s Tech Conversation
Ukraine	Ukraine Warns of Massive Russian Cyber Attacks on the Country’s and Allies’ Critical Infrastructure	CPO Magazine
Ukraine	Elon Musk Says Starlink, SpaceX Faced 'Relentless Jamming, Cyberwar,' Courtesy Russia	Benzinga
United Kingdom	Charities at risk of ‘underestimating’ online fraud as one in eight experienced cybercrime last year	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Kingdom	Ransomware hunters: the self-taught tech geniuses fighting cybercrime	The Guardian
United Kingdom	Russian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd's Possibly Hit by Cyber-Attack	Infosecurity Magazine
United Kingdom	Cyberattacks are the biggest risk to the UK financial system – Bank of England research	Tech Monitor
United Kingdom	UK cyber-intelligence chief says China’s growing power is a top security issue	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
United States	White House to unveil ambitious cybersecurity labeling effort modeled after Energy Star	CyberScoop
United States	'Too soon to know' whether Kremlin was behind cyberattacks on US airports, Kirby says	ABC News
United States	Russian hackers claim responsibility in cyberattack on US airports	Today Show on NBC
United States	U.S. to issue new cybersecurity requirements for critical aviation systems	Reuters
United States	Cyberattack targets LDS Church, accesses info of some members and employees	The Salt Lake Tribune
United States	Gaming Is Booming. That’s Catnip for Cybercriminals.	The New York Times
United States	Securing the U.S. Electricity Grid from Cyberattacks	U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
United States	Organized cyber threats against the U.S. is in Putin’s playbook, says Chris Inglis	CNBC
United States	New Mexico Licensing Department subject of cyber attack	Albuquerque KOAT Channel 7
United States	FACT SHEET: Biden-?Harris Administration Delivers on Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity	The White House
United States	Emerging Cyber Risks in the US & UK	Need-to-Know News, Insights, & Intelligence for Business Leaders \| JD Supra
United States	Spending on cyber security to hit $188bn next year	Information Age
United States	Amid reports of JP Morgan cyberattack, experts call Killnet unsophisticated, ‘media hungry’	Cybersecurity News, Awards, Webinars, eSummits, Research \| SC Media

October7

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	The African agency ASECNA is a victim of the Lockbit ransomware	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
Australia	Cyberattack on Australian bank could threaten financial system, but risk is low	Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online \| SMH.com.au
Belize	National Assembly members participate in cybercrime awareness workshop	Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com
Canada	Les entreprises canadiennes risquent de négliger la cybersécurité à l’approche de la récession	La seule source d’information en gestion des TI au Québec \| Direction Informatique
Canada	Canadian National Sentenced in Connection with Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms	U.S. Department of Justice
Colombia	Colombia National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute hit with cyberattack	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
European Union	European Commission Publishes Proposal for Cyber Resilience Act	Legal News & Business Law News \| National Law Review
Fiji	Ambiguity of cybercrime laws a concern	The Fiji Times
Ghana	Ghana contributing to fight cybercrimes	Just a moment...
Ghana	Ghana : le CSA lance le NCSAM pour le mois de la sensibilisation cybersecurité	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
Ghana	Ghana : La base de données centrale prépayée ECG piratée ?	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
Ghana	Seven Nigerians allegedly arrested for cybercrime in Ghana	Vanguard Nigeria
Ghana/Rwanda/Mozambique	Le Ghana, le Rwanda et le Mozambique collaboreront dans la cybersécurité	Actualité - We are Tech
Interpol	GLACY+: The 7th INTERPOL Americas Working Group on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens
Guyana	Local tech firm now equipped to help businesses fight cyberattacks	Newsroom Guyana
India	Prosecuting cyber criminals need of the hour	News Headlines: Top News Today & Breaking News \| Tribune India
Ireland	National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) launch joint public awareness campaign for European Cyber Security Month	gov.ie - Search for services or information
Kenya	Kenya : Lancement de la stratégie nationale de cybersécurité 2022-2027	Accueil \| Africa Cybersecurity Magazine
New Zealand	NZ Police data sharing agreement with European police questioned over controversy	RNZ - NZ News, Current Affairs, Audio On Demand
Russia	Russia-Linked Cybercrime Group Hawks Combo of Malicious Services With LilithBot	Dark Reading \| Security \| Protect The Business
Taiwan	Taiwan Government Faced About 30 Million Cyberattacks Per Month	Bloomberg Law
Ukraine	Guerre cyber de la Russie: les clés d'une résilience ukrainienne inattendue	Slate.fr - Culture, politique, économie, tech, sciences, santé
United Kingdom	Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m	BBC - Homepage
United Nations	Delegates Call for Global Instrument to Curb Cybercrime, as Third Committee Discusses Crime, Communications Technologies and Drugs	Frontpage \| UN Press
Uruguay	Uruguayan media condemns cyberattack to favor Bolsonaro’s messages	PL Prensa Latina
United States	U.S. websites under cyberattack as Russian-speaking hackers take aim	Washington Times
United States	Cyber Attacks On the Rise at US Ports and Terminals	Maritime News, Maritime Magazine
United States	BlackCat claims cyberattack on US defence contractor NJVC	Tech Monitor - Navigating the horizon of business technology
United States	Cyber Mission Overview	Home \| Homeland Security
Vietnam	Près d'un millier de cyberattaques contre le système d'information domestique en septembre	Le Courrier du VietNam - Le français au Vietnam, la francophonie au Vietnam
Vietnam	Vietnam records nearly 1,000 cyberattacks in September	Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwean authorities charge journalist Hope Chizuzu under cybercrime law	Committee to Protect Journalists – Defending Journalists Worldwide. - Committee to Protect Journalists

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Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - October 2022