STATE ACTORS: RANSOMWARE - Spain´s scientific research hub targeted by Ransomware attack

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 …

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