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Experts warn that climate change will make the world a more inhospitable place to live, and we may be further along in that journey than we realized, a new report from the UN has revealed. The frequency of natural disasters over the past two decades is… Continue reading Climate change driving huge surge in natural disasters, UN finds
The United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have released the Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019. This annual report confirms that last year was another record-breaker, continuing a worrying trend that indicates… Continue reading UN annual climate report shows 2019 was another record-breaking year
By Waqas
The organization admits experiencing sophisticated cyberattacks after Media Leaked Details.
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Reportedly, the bug wasn’t patched, leading to a data breach in July. Continue reading U.N. Hack Stemmed From Microsoft SharePoint Flaw
In summer 2019, hackers broke into over 40 (and possibly more) UN servers in offices in Geneva and Vienna and downloaded “sensitive data that could have far-reaching repercussions for staff, individuals, and organizations communicating with and d… Continue reading UN hacked: Attackers got in via SharePoint vulnerability
The Emotet Trojan, identified by security teams in 2014, started out as banking malware meant to steal sensitive data. Initially focused on the financial sectors, the malware later morphed, adding spamming and malware delivery services. Emotet’s … Continue reading Emotet strikes again, targeting 600 United Nations personnel
The Emotet Trojan, identified by security teams in 2014, started out as banking malware meant to steal sensitive data. Initially focused on the financial sectors, the malware later morphed, adding spamming and malware delivery services. Emotet’s … Continue reading Emotet strikes again, targeting 600 United Nations personnel
A concerted, targeted phishing campaign took aim at 600 different staffers and officials, using Norway as a lure. Continue reading U.N. Weathers Storm of Emotet-TrickBot Malware
The Emotet trojan recently leveraged a phishing campaign to target email addresses associated with users at the United Nations. In an email provided by Cofense to Bleeping Computer, Emotet’s handlers pretended to be representatives of Norway to t… Continue reading Emotet Used Phishing Emails to Target the United Nations
A cybercrime-focused resolution backed by Russia was passed Monday in the United Nations in New York, despite calls from the U.S. that the measure would further hamper efforts to root out crime on the internet. The resolution, which passed 88-58 with 34 abstentions, aims to establish a group to examine cybercrime and set up a convention to prevent it. However, human rights groups have argued that the resolution is actually an effort by the Kremlin to expand its model of state-backed internet control. In particular, the resolution calls for a check on the “use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” Which activities it aims to curb exactly is unclear. Thirty-six rights groups argue in a letter that the resolution is so vague that it could lead to the criminalization of ordinary online activities that journalists, human rights groups, and other members of civil society rely on, such as using encrypted chat […]
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