A cyberattack compromised personal and confidential data on more than half a million people helped by at least 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations around the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Wednesday. The organization said the exposed information belonged to highly vulnerable groups, including families separated by conflict. “An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure. We are all appalled and perplexed that this humanitarian information would be targeted and compromised,” said Robert Mardini, ICRC’s director general. “This cyber-attack puts vulnerable people, those already in need of humanitarian services, at further risk.” International human rights organizations and nonprofits are popular targets for attackers. The United Nations confirmed in September it was hit earlier in the year by attackers that breached its infrastructure and accessed. The Red Cross has been a strong […]
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