Welcome to CYNET-CSIRT
CYNET-CSIRT provides incident response and cybersecurity services to both the CYNET and to all Universities, Research institutes and other organisations under its umbrella.
REPORT AN INCIDENT
Are you under attack or have you been under attack? You may report an incident using the Online Reporting Form or call us at 1490.
About CYNET-CSIRT

CYNET-CSIRT envisions to provide incident response and security services to all Academic Institutions, Research Institutes and educational networks that are members of the Cyprus Research & Academic Network (CYNET), both current and future.
CYNET-CSIRT aims to educate its members about the effects of cyber threats and cyber-crime, and train them to provide early warnings, alerts, announcements and efficient use of the respective tools.
LATEST SECURITY ALERTS
As part of its mission, CYNET-CSIRT promises to inform you of all the latest vulnerabilities and security bulletins.
The list below shows the latest security alerts.
- AA21-062A: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
- AA21-055A: Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance
- AA21-048A: AppleJeus: Analysis of North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Malware
- AA21-042A: Compromise of U.S. Water Treatment Facility
- AA21-008A: Detecting Post-Compromise Threat Activity in Microsoft Cloud Environments
- AA20-352A: Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations
- AA20-345A: Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data
- AA20-336A: Advanced Persistent Threat Actors Targeting U.S. Think Tanks
- AA20-304A: Iranian Advanced Persistent Threat Actor Identified Obtaining Voter Registration Data
- AA20-302A: Ransomware Activity Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
View Alerts history.
The list below shows the latest security analysis reports.
- MAR-10325064-1.v1 – Accellion FTA
- MAR-10322463-3.v1 – AppleJeus: Union Crypto
- MAR-10322463-7.v1 – AppleJeus: Ants2Whale
- MAR-10322463-5.v1 – AppleJeus: CoinGoTrade
- MAR-10322463-4.v1 – AppleJeus: Kupay Wallet
- MAR-10322463-2.v1 – AppleJeus: JMT Trading
- AR21-039A: MAR-10318845-1.v1 – SUNBURST
- AR21-039B: MAR-10320115-1.v1 – TEARDROP
- AR21-027A: MAR-10319053-1.v1 – Supernova
- AR21-013A: Strengthening Security Configurations to Defend Against Attackers Targeting Cloud Services
View Analysis Reports history.
The list below shows the latest security analysis reports.
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 22, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 15, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 8, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 1, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 25, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 18, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 11, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 4, 2021
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 28, 2020
- Vulnerability Summary for the Week of December 21, 2020
View Bulletins history.
The list below shows the latest security-related Current Activities.
- CISA Issues Emergency Directive and Alert on Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities
- Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Updates for Exchange Server
- NSA Releases Guidance on Zero Trust Security Model
- Cisco Releases Security Updates
- Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird, Firefox ESR, and Firefox
- VMware Releases Multiple Security Updates
- CISA Releases Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance
- SonicWall Releases Additional Patches
- Cisco Releases Security Updates for AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
- Compromise of U.S. Water Treatment Facility
View Current Activity history.
CYNET-CSIRT is funded by Connecting Europe Facility
CYNET-CSIRT establishment was made possible via EU funding. The project begun on September 2018 and it is foreseen to conclude on August 2020.