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United Nations agency investigates ransomware attack, data theft

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating a cyberattack after threat actors breached its IT systems to steal human resources data.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 19, 2024
- 02:03 PM
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United Nations data breach exposed over 100k UNEP staff records

This week, researchers have responsibly disclosed a vulnerability by exploiting which they could access over 100K private records of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). The data breach stemmed from exposed Git directories which let researchers clone Git repositories and gather PII of a large number of employees.
- Ax Sharma
- January 11, 2021
- 01:52 AM
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United Nations Targeted With Emotet Malware Phishing Attack

Pretending to be the Permanent Mission of Norway, the Emotet operators performed a targeted phishing attack against email addresses associated with users at the United Nations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 14, 2020
- 09:01 AM
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Microsoft Phishing Attacks Target United Nations and Charities

An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting the United Nations and several humanitarian aid organizations including UNICEF and UN World Food using landing pages impersonating legitimate Microsoft Office 365 login pages.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 24, 2019
- 12:00 PM
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North Korean Hackers Behind $571M Crypto Heists Says UN Report

North Korean backed hacking groups were behind multiple cyberattacks impacting financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges as detailed in a report issued by a panel of experts for the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 12, 2019
- 02:28 PM
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United Nations agency investigates ransomware attack, data theft

United Nations data breach exposed over 100k UNEP staff records

United Nations Targeted With Emotet Malware Phishing Attack

Microsoft Phishing Attacks Target United Nations and Charities

North Korean Hackers Behind $571M Crypto Heists Says UN Report