Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - February 2022

The PGA Weekly Cybersecurity Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program of PGA and is provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

February25

Country	Topic	Source
Argentina	Publican modelo de política de seguridad para el sector público en Argentina	WeLiveSecurity
Argentina	Legislación y Avisos Oficiales \| MINISTERIO DE SEGURIDAD \| Resolución 86/2022 \| RESOL-2022-86-APN-MSG	Boletin Oficial de la Republica Argentina
Australia	Trio of Home Affairs Bills covering cyber, ransomware, telco data enter Parliament	Technology News, Analysis, Comments and Product Reviews for IT Professionals \| ZDNet
Australia	Australia Ranks Fifth Globally In Cybercrime Attacks	channelnews – ChannelNews is Australia's #1 news source for the consumer electronics industry.
Australia	As Russia wages cyber war against Ukraine, here’s how Australia (and the rest of the world) could suffer collateral damage	The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.
Benin	Fight against cybercrime: ECOWAS Commission hands over equipment to Benin to boost its police capacity	News, Interviews, Events Coverage - TDPel Media
Brazil	Brazil Joins The Convention On Cybercrime: How Will It Impact Other BRICS Countries?	MediaNama - Digital India Internet Mobile Policy News \| MediaNama
Brasil	Como a presença do Brasil na Convenção de Budapeste ajuda a combater os cibercrimes...	https://www.jcorreiodopovo.com.br/
Brasil	Cresce o interesse de mulheres por cibersegurança no Brasil	Olhar Digital - O futuro passa primeiro aqui
Cambodia	Cambodia Puts Controversial National Internet Gateway Plan on Hold	The Diplomat – The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region.
Canada	Unprotected federal agencies leave Canada open to cyber attacks, says Parliamentary committee	Technology News for IT Professionals in Canada \| IT World Canada
Canada	Canada providing cyber ‘support’ to Ukraine against Russian invasion. Here’s what we know	Global News \| Latest & Current News - Weather, Sports & Health News
Canada	Canadian, US, UK sanctions may spark retaliatory cyber attacks on Western critical infrastructure	Technology News for IT Professionals in Canada \| IT World Canada
Canada	Tsuut'ina Police Cybercrime Awareness Program Targets Phishing, Extortion, Cyberbullying and more	Home - The Turtle Island News
Chile	MICROSOFT CHILE Y EL MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR Y SEGURIDAD PÚBLICA CAPACITAN DURANTE EL VERANO A MÁS DE 300 LÍDERES DE CIBERSEGURIDAD DE TODO EL GOBIERNO DE CHILE	Inicio - TrendTICTrendTIC \| Tendencias tecnológicas para la Empresa
Colombia	Ciberseguridad en Colombia: Ataque cibernético contra el Invima dejó "varados" contenedores en puerto	Últimas noticias y servicios de Colombia - Colombia.com
Council of Europe/Latin America	GLACY+ and Octopus Project: The Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention – 2nd Webinar in the series for countries in Latin America	Council of Europe
Ecuador	Hackear sistemas estratégicos, otra táctica del crimen organizado	Primicias. El periodismo comprometido. política, economía, sociedad
France	France launches “Cyber Campus” to boost cybersecurity strategy	EURACTIV.com – EURACTIV is your one-stop-shop for in-depth news about policies and politics from EU institutions and national capitals.
Gabon	des acteurs du numérique en colloque dédié à la cybersécurité	GMT - Gabon Media Time
Ghana	Prioritise cybersecurity – Ursula	Ghana Web
India	New IBM Cybersecurity Hub to Help Asia Pacific Organizations Build Cyber Resiliency	IBM Newsroom
India	Parliamentary panel expresses concern over increasing cyber crimes	Punjab News Express
India	Parliament panel suggests measures to counter cybercriminals	News: Latest & Breaking News, Latest News Headlines \| Deccan Herald
Ireland	Ransomware Attack: Ireland's Cleanup Costs Hit $48 Million	https://www.govinfosecurity.com/
Israel	Israel Commits to IDB Cybersecurity Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean	BNamericas - Develop your Latin America business
Jamaica	Cedric Stephens \| Risk perception of growing cyber threat	Jamaica Gleaner
Japan	Japan updates guidelines for cybersecurity, single-use devices and MDSAP	BioWorld: The Daily Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technology News Source
Japan	10% of hospitals have cybersecurity vulnerabilities	The Japan News - Breaking News from Japan by The Yomiuri Shimbun
Malaysia	Younger generation faces increased cybersecurity risks	New Straits Times
Morocco	CyberSouth: National workshop on the preparation of criminal justice statistics on cybercrime and e-evidence in Morocco	Council of Europe
Namibia	Namibian businesses more prone to cyberthreats: research firm	www.news.cn
Namibia	Namibia Cyber Security Skills Gaps Tackled	Home - allAfrica.com
Nigeria	Nigerian National Pleads Guilty To Participating In Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits	U.S. Department of Justice
Nigeria	Nigerian police arrest 29 in online fraud crackdown	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
Pakistan	Cybercrime May Be The Most Lasting Impact Of Covid-19	Home - The Friday Times - Naya Daur
Pakistan	President stresses on completion of Cyber Efficient Parliament Initiative	Pakistan Observer - Latest News, Pakistan News, and World News
Peru	Perú sufrió más de 11.5 mil millones de intentos de ciberataques en 2021	https://andina.pe/
Peru	Gestión En Vivo: Ciberseguridad en la semipresencialidad, ¿qué tener en cuenta para cuidar nuestra información?	Gestión El diario de Economía y Negocios \| PBI \| Economía Peruana \| Empleo \| Viviendas \| Las Bambas \| Pedro Castillo \| AFP \| Seguros \| Minería \| Laboral \| Tipo de cambio \| Dólar \| Tecnología \| Tendencias \| Cobre \| Oro \| Plata \| Google \| Venezuela \| Nicolás Maduro \| EE.UU. \| GESTIÓN
South Africa	Cybercrime on the rise in SA	International Centre for Investigative Reporting
South Africa	South Africa Has Largest Rise in Cyber Attacks	Home - allAfrica.com
Togo	Sommet sur la cybersécurité: après le report, le Togo et l’ONU donnent une nouvelle date	BENIN WEB TV \| Actualités et Infos du Bénin, d'Afrique et dans le Monde
United Kingdom	Russia-backed hackers behind powerful new malware, UK and US say	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
United Kingdom	Britain warns of cyberattacks as Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
Ukraine	Ukrainian banks, govt websites hit by wave of cyber attacks	International Centre for Investigative Reporting
Ukraine	Ukraine: EU deploys cyber rapid-response team	BBC - Homepage
Ukraine	Ukraine asks for S.Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
Ukraine	Ukraine Invasion Sounds Cybersecurity Alarms Stateside	ERROR: The request could not be satisfied
United States	Hackers beware: Justice Department doubles down on efforts to thwart global cybercrime	USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com
United States	Cybersecurity stocks are a bright spot as Russia-Ukraine conflict prompts cyberattack fears	Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
United States	Psaki Denies Report That Biden Was Presented with Options for Cyberattacks against Russia	Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
United States	US braces for Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine conflict escalates. Here's how that might play out	CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
United States	Secret Service initiates cryptocurrency public awareness hub	Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
United States	New York to form, host Joint Security Operations Center for local, state and federal cybersecurity efforts	Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
United States	New York Launches Joint Cybersecurity Centre	https://opengovasia.com/
Uzbekistan	First cybersecurity law is in the works in Uzbekistan	Need-to-Know News, Insights, & Intelligence for Business Leaders \| JD Supra
United Nations	Why the UN’s push for a cybercrime treaty could imperil journalists simply for using the internet	Committee to Protect Journalists – Defending Journalists Worldwide. - Committee to Protect Journalists

February18

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	$3.5bn and growing: The huge cost of cybercrime in Africa	BusinessLIVE
Afrique	Le défi africain : Sensibilisation à la cybersécurité sur le continent	Sécurité informatique Global Security Mag Magazine Online antivirus spywares offres emploi sécurité télécom réseau
Argentina	Argentina sufrió más de 3.200 millones de intentos de ciberataques en 2021	Noticias económicas y cotización del dólar \| ámbito.com - Cómo comprar un auto con crédito prendario, la modalidad que es furor en el mercado automotriz
Australia	Australia joins forces with US and UK to fight ransomware cybercrime	Smart Company
Bénin	Bénin – Criet: 08 individus déposés en prison pour escroquerie en ligne	BENIN WEB TV \| Actualités et Infos du Bénin, d'Afrique et dans le Monde
Colombia	Ciberseguridad, de Colombia para el mundo	Home - Prensario Tila
Cote d'Ivoire	Côte d’Ivoire : développer une culture de la cybersécurité dans la stratégie nationale d’innovation et de digitalisation	AfrikiPresse - Toute l'Actualité en Afrique et dans le monde
Council of Europe	Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on 9-10 February 2022	Council of Europe
Council of Europe	Save the date! International conference and opening for signature of the 2nd Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime	Council of Europe
Ecuador	WhatsApp, un nuevo método internacional de estafas	El Telégrafo - Noticias de Ecuador y del mundo
France	Cybercriminalité : "On est face à une délinquance internationale et numérique"	L'Express - Actualités Politique, Monde, Economie et Culture - L'Express
France	Vienne : "Cette cyberattaque, c'était un tsunami !"	La Nouvelle Republique
Gambia	GLACY+: Support for setting up supervisory authorities in the Gambia	Council of Europe
Hungary	Wave of Cyber Crimes, Political Clashes, Buffets Region	Covering politics, society and business in Southern and Eastern Europe \| Balkan Insight
India	Parliamentary panel worried over increasing cybercrimes	Assam News Headlines, Latest Assam News, North East Live News, Breaking News, Jobs - The Sentinel
India	Mumbai sees 16% rise in cybercrimes last year	Hindustan Times
India	Traffic management, cybercrime among new Gurugram top cop's focus areas	Punjab News Express
Indonesia	Cybersecurity policy responses to mitigate cyberattacks and data leaks	The Jakarta Post - Always Bold. Always Independent
Latin America	Elephant Beetle: Stealthy Hacker Group Stole Millions Undetected	MUO
Latin America	Latin American Governments Easy Prey for Ransomware During COVID-19	InSight Crime - Investigation and Analysis of Organized Crime
Malaysia	HOW VULNERABLE IS YOUR DEVICE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS?	The Star \| Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News
Mexico	México debe invertir para fortalecer la ciberseguridad: especialistas	La Jornada
Nigeria	Nigerian police arrest 29 in online fraud crackdown	The Record by Recorded Future
Panama	MP y Encuentra24 lanzan campaña contra el ciberdelito	La Estrella de Panamá - Noticias de Panamá y el mundo
Poland	Poland raises alert against cyber attacks	WTVBAM
Royaume-Uni	Royaume-Uni: Pénurie de chips à cause d’une cyberattaque	20 Minutes - Toute l’actualité en direct et les dernières infos en continu
Russie	Cybercriminalité : 74 % des revenus des ransomwares vont aux pirates russes	BBC - Homepage
Thailand	Get ahead of cybercrime	Bangkok Post Website
Tonga	What the Tonga disaster tells us about the South Pacific’s cyber resilience	The Strategist \| ASPI's analysis and commentary site
Tunisia	CyberSouth: National Workshop on the development of criminal justice statistics on cybercrime and e-evidence in Tunisia	Council of Europe
UAE	UAE Cybercrime law: Up to Dh750,000 fine and imprisonment for falsifying government electronic documents	Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema
Ukraine	A hack of the Defense Ministry, army and state banks was the largest of its kind in Ukraine’s history.	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
Ukraine	New Wave of Cyber Attacks on Ukrainian Government Websites Knocks Defense Ministry Offline	CPO Magazine
Ukraine	Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks	Associated Press News: Breaking News \| Latest News Today
United Nations	UN Committee To Begin Negotiating New Cybercrime Treaty Amid Disagreement Among States Over Its Scope	Electronic Frontier Foundation \| Defending your rights in the digital world
United States	Companies 'foolish' to not beef up cybersecurity amid Russia tensions: DOJ official	ABC7 New York - NY News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather
United States	New Mexico rep pushes $45M K-12 cybersecurity proposal	K-12 Education News \| K-12 Dive
United States	The US must broaden its internet strategy beyond China	Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact.
United States	U.S. warns defense contractors about possible Russian cyber attacks	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
United States	Cybercrime group relentlessly targets aviation and transportation sectors for years	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future

February11

Afrique	L’Afrique en guerre pour protéger Internet
Argentina	En 2021 se duplicaron los ataques de ciberdelincuentes en la Argentina
Australia	Aussie businesses warned of impending cyber attack amid international tensions
Australia	More sophisticated breed of hacker to emerge from Russia-Ukraine conflict
Australia	Quad to strengthen cyber-terrorism cooperation- Australia's Payne
Burkina Faso	Cybercriminalité au Burkina Faso : Plus de 2500 plaintes et un préjudice de plus d’un milliard de francs CFA enregistrés en 2021
Estonia	Estonia warns population that Russian military action in Ukraine could bring refugees, cyberattacks
European Union	CyberSouth: National workshop on the preparation of criminal justice statistics on cybercrime and e-evidence in Lebanon
European Union	Autoridades arrestan a ciberdelincuentes acusados de lavar 4,500 millones de dólares en criptomonedas
États-Unis	Un «hacker» américain s'en prend au réseau internet nord-coréen
France	Cyberattaque : la mairie de Saint-Cloud refuse de payer la rançon, les hackers diffusent des documents piratés
Germany	Critical Infrastructure Hit Again as German Fuel Suppliers Victimized by Cyber Attack, Oil Shipments Forced to Use Alternative Depots
India	India looks to redraw plan for cybersecurity policy: Officials
India	US firm identifies hacking tool used to plant fabricated digital evidence on devices of activists, journalists in India
Indonesia	UK Helps Indonesia Empower Women with Cybersecurity Skills
Indonesia	Ministry outlines three key ways to bolster cyber security
Global	La ciberdelincuencia online es un reto económico global
Malaysia	Malaysian cybersecurity technologies outdated
North Korea	UN experts: North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks
Philippines	Philippine Department of Justice and Banker’s Group Ink MoU to Fight Cybercrime
Portugal	IOTW: Vodafone Portugal sees 5G network hit by cyber-attack
Portugal	Portugal: NGO to participate in drafting of first UN convention on cybercrime
Russia	European, U.S. regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack threat
Russia	Russian ransomware attacks increased during 2021, joint review finds
Russia	Russia continues cybercrime offensive with SkyFraud takedown
Slovenia	Cyber-attack disrupts Slovenia’s top TV station
Switzerland	Airport Services Provider Hit by Cyber Attack
Union européenne	Visés par une cyberattaque, des sites portuaires européens sont au ralenti
Union européenne	La BCE demande aux banques de mieux couvrir le risque de cyberattaque
United Kingdom	Conti Ransomware Attack on UK’s KP Snacks to Cause Major Supply Chain Problems for Popular Treats
United Kingdom	Cyber Security: The UK Is The Most Safety Conscious Nation
Ukraine	Crise en Ukraine : derrière la menace russe, la crainte d'une cyberattaque dévastatrice
Ukraine	Ukraine prepares to unplug from Russian electricity amid invasion fears
Ukraine	Ukraine dismantles disinformation botnet; UK warns o f Russian invasion risk.
United States	News Corp Cyber Attack by Alleged Chinese Hackers Targets Wall Street Journal Reporters
United States	Ransomware attacks hit multiple critical US infrastructures in 2021, report says
United States	Local governments are more vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever before. DHS wants mayors to step up.
United States	Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act seeks added protections against cybersecurity threats

February4

Argentina	Hackearon el Senado: piden rescate en bitcoins para devolver datos de los que no hay "ni un backup"
Argentina	Privacidad de la información: por qué hoy se celebra el día internacional de protección de datos personales
Australia	Labor pledges to reform Canberra's cyber security culture
Belgium	Belgium investigates cyberattack on energy companies
Brazil	Political meddling could hinder Brazil's involvement in cybercrime treaty
Canada	Protecting yourself in the new era of cybercrime
Caribbean	Slack with cybersecurity
Chile	Facultad del Ministerio Público para solicitar datos de usuarios sin autorización judicial previa, debe ser analizada en informe complementario de Comisión Mixta
Chile	Ciberseguridad e inversión extranjera
China	Don't forget your burner phone: Why cybersecurity in China is an Olympic event in itself
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Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - February 2022