Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - April 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.

April22

Country	Topic	Source
Afrique	Comment muscler la cybersécurité de la finance africaine ?	24 Heures au Bénin - L'information en temps réel
Australia	Australia faces new Russian cyber threat	Defence Connect - Defence Industry News and Analysis
Canada	Canada and Five Eyes allies issue another plea to critical infrastructure firms to prepare for Russian cyber attacks	Technology News for IT Professionals in Canada \| IT World Canada
China	Why are Chinese APT groups increasing their global footprint and cyber attacks?	Home - Security Boulevard
Corée du Nord	Les hackers nord-coréens de Lazarus ont volé 500 millions d’euros en Ethereum	SiÃ¨cle Digital
Costa Rica	Costa Rica's Alvarado says cyber??attacks seek to destabilize country as government transitions	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
Czech Republic	Russian hackers target Czech websites in a series of cyberattacks	Expats.cz for news, jobs and real estate in Prague and the Czech Republic
Estonia	Tallinn once again hosting major intl cyber defense exercise	News from Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania - The Baltic Times
Estonia	RIA expert: Estonia could become greater target for Russian cyber attacks	News from Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania - The Baltic Times
Ghana	African countries call on CSA for collaboration and support	GhanaWeb
India	Expanding Chinese cyber-espionage threat against India	Observer Research Foundation
India	Ransomware is the biggest cybersecurity pain point in India: IBM Security's Chris Hockings	Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News \| The Economic Times
India	Hyderabad: Police to conduct vertical training to tackle cyber crimes	Latest News from Hyderabad, Telangana, Bollywood, India \| Siasat.com
India	Bengaluru: Cybercrime victims get back Rs. 2.8 crore in a first	Hindustan Times
New Zealand	New Zealand Industry Leaders Call for Greater Cyber Security Literacy	OpenGov Asia
Philippines	Top Philippine Bank Wants Tougher Laws Against Cybercrimes	Bloomberg
Russia	West warns of Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
Russia	Cyberattacks On Russian Targets Jumped 5X After Invasion Of Ukraine	Forbes
Russie	« #OpRussia » : comment les hackers d'Anonymous se mobilisent contre Poutine ?	L'ADN les séquences de l'innovation - L'ADN
South Korea	U.N. panel coordinator urges stepped up focus on North Korea cyber crime	Reuters
UAE	UAE bolsters cyber security	ComputerWeekly.com \| Information Technology (IT) News, UK IT Jobs, Industry News
United Kingdom	Russian cyber attack warning for NHS and UK nuclear power stations	WalesOnline: News, sport, weather and events from across Wales
Ukraine	Ukraine's postal service hit by cyberattack after sales of warship stamp go online	Reuters
Ukraine	Ukraine Ramps Up Cyber Defenses to Slow Surge in Attacks	Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News
Ukraine	Ukraine : une cyberattaque contre un fournisseur d’énergie menace le pays	NetCost & Security - Actualité High-tech, hardware, consoles et OS !
United Nations	Opening Stages in UN Cybercrime Treaty Talks Reflect Human Rights Risks	Just Security
United States	U.S. national security officials sound the alarm about potential cyberattacks by Russia	CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
United States	DOE Announces $12 Million to Enhance Cybersecurity of America's Energy Systems	Department of Energy
United States	NDIA Policy Points: U.S. Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Cyber Force	National Defense Magazine \| NDIA's Business & Technology Magazine
United States	U.S. intelligence community, international partners issue advisory on demonstrated Russian cyber threats	Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
United States	Russian cyberattacks increase throughout Florida	NBC
United States	A&M-Central Texas opens new cyber security center	Killeen Daily Herald: Killeen News, Sports, Weathe \| Killeen News, Sports, Weather, Traffic, Crime, National News, Entertainment

April15

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	African banking sector targeted by malware-based phishing campaign	Web Application Security, Testing, & Scanning - PortSwigger
Afrique	Des avocats Africains réclament une loi sur la confidentialité et la sécurité des données	AITN - Actualités et opinions sur la technologie et l'innovation en Afrique
Australia	A spice up to Australia’s cyber capabilities? What we know so far about Project REDSPICE	Lexology
Australia	Australia sends a $7.5 billion cyber signal to China	The Japan Times - News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More
Canada	Panasonic says Canadian operations hit by ‘targeted’ cyberattack	TechCrunch – Startup and Technology News
China	Microsoft says Windows under attack from Chinese threat actors using stealth malware	Windows Central - News, Reviews & Help on Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox & more
China	Chinese Hacker Groups Continue to Target Indian Power Grid Assets	The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis
Finland	Finland says government websites hacked as Ukraine president spoke	Reuters
France	Le Département de l'Ardèche, victime d'une cyber-attaque " de grande ampleur" : des milliers de fichiers dévoilés sur le darkweb	Actualités - France 3 Régions
Germany	Berlin opens a cyber-security centre to protect against increasing attacks	Home \| TheMayor.EU
India	Pune, India Spreads Cyber Awareness	OpenGov Asia
India	Hyderabad City Commissioner of Police holds cyber security meet	New Indian Express
India	Cybercrime cell in infancy in Punjab, cases double in 4 years	News Headlines: Top News Today & Breaking News \| Tribune India
Iran	How Iran Built Hezbollah Into a Top Cyber Power	The National Interest: Defense, National Security, Politics and More
North Korea	U.S. offers $5 million for info on North Korean cyber operators	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
Nigeria	Biometric System Rendering Nigerians Vulnerable To Cybercrime	Nigeria News, Nigeria Politics, Breaking News - THEWILL
Pologne	En Pologne, des « cyber-elfes » pour combattre les trolls russes	Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde
Russia	Anonymous targets Vladimir Putin's Russia with attack using its own hacking tools	The Mirror: The Heart of Britain
Russia	Here’s how the U.S. should respond to any Russian cyberattacks	The Washington Post
Russia	Microsoft Disrupts Russian-Backed Cyber Attacks on Ukraine, U.S. Groups	Federal Technology News, Research & Events \| MeriTalk
Spain	Spanish FA report cyber attack to police after email accounts, private texts stolen	ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
Suisse	Berne veut investir jusqu'à 2,4 milliards de francs dans la cyberarmée	Accueil \| ICTjournal
Ukraine	Ukraine : rencontre avec un cyber-soldat ukrainien Access to the comments	Toute l'information internationale en direct \| Euronews
Ukraine	Le réseau électrique ukrainien résiste aux cyber-assauts du groupe Sandworm	Le Monde Informatique : actualités, dossiers et tendances IT
Ukraine	Ukraine Says It Thwarted a Sophisticated Russian Cyberattack on Its Power Grid	The New York Times
Ukraine	Russian invasion of Ukraine exposes cybersecurity threat to commercial satellites	SpaceNews
United Kingdom	21-year-old Portuguese ‘hacker’ arrested in UK	Portugal Resident
United Kingdom	Lack of expertise hurting UK government’s cyber preparedness	ComputerWeekly.com \| Information Technology (IT) News, UK IT Jobs, Industry News
United Kingdom	How US cybersecurity trends can help the UK prepare itself	Open Access Government \| Government \| Health & Social Care \| Research
United Nations	Does a UN Effort to Develop a Cybercrime Treaty Have a Chance of Success?	OODA Loop - Intelligence \| Analysis \| Insight
United States	Justice Department seizes major hacker forum, marketplace	Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
United States	US federal alert warns of the discovery of malicious cyber tools	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
United States	CYBER ATTACK: OTC announces it was a victim of cyber fraud	KY3 \| Springfield, MO \| News, Sports, Weather
United States	Cyber risks increasing, even in Wyoming	thesheridanpress.com \| Serving Sheridan County, Wyoming, since 1887

April10

Country	Topic	Source
Afrique	L’Afrique a perdu 10% de son PIB en 2021 du fait de la cybercriminalité	Home - SciDev.Net
Australia	Australia to develop a data security framework	Technology News, Analysis, Comments and Product Reviews for IT Professionals \| ZDNet
Cameroon	Parliamentarians Adopt New Bill On Cybercriminality "The newly adopted law which is bill No. 2012/PJL/AN authorises the President of the Republic to proceed to Cameroon’s accession at the Budapest convention on cybercrime."	Journal du Cameroun - Actualités et Infos en direct au Cameroun et dans le Monde
Cameroon	Cameroon hoping to join Budapest Convention to curb cybercrime	ITWeb Africa \| Business Technology News
Cameroun	Cameroun : l’Assemblée nationale adopte une loi sur la cybercriminalité "Ainsi, les parlementaires ont adopté la loi N°2012/PJL/AN autorisant le chef de l’Etat à procéder à l’ascension du Cameroun à la Convention de Budapest. "	L'initiative
Canada	Cyber defence agency gets significant boost in Liberals’ Budget 2022	Global News \| Latest & Current News - Weather, Sports & Health News
Canada	Adam Belsher: Russia’s aggression a wake-up call for Canada to take cyber-security seriously	Home \| The National Post Home Page \| National Post
China	Chinese hackers reportedly target India's power grid	ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News, Headlines & Videos - ABC News
Council of Europe	Register before 10 April! International conference and opening for signature of the 2nd Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens
Ecuador	Ecuador invited to join the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime	The Council of Europe: guardian of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for 700 million citizens
Finland	Finland Says Government Websites Hacked as Ukraine President Spoke	US News
France	Cybersécurité dans l’espace : des hackers invités à débusquer les failles des satellites	Franceinfo - Actualités en temps réel et info en direct
France	Cybersécurité : les listes électorales peuvent-elles être compromises par des pirates ?	CNews
Germany	German wind turbine maker shut down after cyberattack	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
India	India Claims It Foiled Chinese Cyberattack on Disputed Border	Cybersecurity News, Insights and Analysis \| SecurityWeek
Maroc	Thales installe au Maroc un nouveau centre de cybersécurité	AITN - Actualités et opinions sur la technologie et l'innovation en Afrique
Morocco	Morocco, UK Launch Cyber Security Centre for Africa in Marrakech	Morocco World News \| Morocco news, Morocco Latest News
Nigeria	ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to amend Cybercrime Law	Homepage - The Record by Recorded Future
North Korea	North Korea is linked to a cyberattack disguised as a Covid vaccine	WION
Suisse	La Suisse, tellement à la traîne en matière de cybersécurité	24 heures \| l’actualité du canton de Vaud, de la Suisse et du monde
United Kingdom	UK links "malign cyber activity" to 3 Russian intelligence services	Breaking International News & Views \| Reuters
Ukraine/China	Mystery of alleged Chinese hack on eve of Ukraine invasion	BBC - Homepage
Ukraine	Disrupting cyberattacks targeting Ukraine	Microsoft
Ukraine	Another cyberattack ongoing on Ukraine government networks	Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
United States	Space Force to shore up cybersecurity as threats proliferate	SpaceNews
United States	The FBI silently removed Russian malware to thwart global cyberattacks	Engadget \| Technology News & Reviews
US	Our private health information may be the target of a cyberattack. Are U.S. hospitals ready?	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
United States	Partisan Rift Stalls Efforts to Secure Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattack	Nextgov - Federal Technology News and Analysis for IT Managers & Acquisition Teams
United States	U.S. government and energy firms close ranks, fearing Russian cyberattacks	The Washington Post

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Cybersecurity - Weekly Update - April 2022