Red Cross data breach
On 20 January 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross made an appeal to hackers who had stolen private data, saying they would speak "directly and confidentially" to those responsible for the attack.[1][2][3] The hackers had stolen private data on more than 515,000 vulnerable people from at least 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.[1][2][3] So far there is no proof that the data has been leaked, but the ICRC said that their gravest concern was the risk posed by exposing the data.[1][2][3]
The attack was aimed at a Swiss contractor that stores the data.[3]
The perpetrators have not been identified.
Impact
[edit]The ICRC has suspended access to compromised computer systems which are part of the Restoring Family Links programme, which was targeted in the attack.[1][2][3] A spokesman said "We will do our utmost to ensure some business continuity and a resumption of services as soon as possible".[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Red Cross appeals to hackers after major cyberattack". TheJournal.ie. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b c d McGowran, Leigh (2022-01-20). "Red Cross cyberattack exposes data of 515,000 'highly vulnerable people'". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Dobberstein, Laura (2022-01-20). "Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak". The Register. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
External links
[edit]- Sophisticated cyber-attack targets Red Cross Red Crescent data on 500,000 people - www.icrc.org
- Cyberattack on International Committee of the Red Cross - www.redcross.org
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