STATE ACTORS: RANSOMWARE - Spanish scientific research hub targeted by Ransomware attack
Posted By: Iain Fraser - Cybersecurity Journalist
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Associated Press have reported that Spain´s scientific research hub has been targetted by a Russia cyber attack. The Spanish Science Ministry said in an announcement that the Spanish National Research Council was targeted by the ransomware attack on July 16-17 [2022]
In a statement, the ministry said that the cyber attack was similar to others carried out against NASA in the United States and the Max Planck Institute in Germany, however a preliminary analysis by Spain’s cybersecurity authority said that it appears that no sensitive or confidential information was extracted.
Even though it appears the attack failed, the security protocols activated to ensure that the Ransomware attack was unsuccessful have inevitably left several of the council’s research centers off-line.
About Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation (MCIN)
The Ministry of Science and Innovation is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the execution of the Government’s policy regarding scientific and technical research, technological development and innovation in all sectors, including the management of international relations in this area and the Spanish representation in programs, forums and international organizations, and the European Union of its competence. Learn More /...
