A significant amount of U.N. Development Programme data related to its staff and internal operations was stolen in a ransomware attack, CyberScoop reports. While the agency did not detail what types of data was stolen, hackers reportedly were able to "access a number of servers" that contained "a large volume of data." The stolen data could include personally identifiable information.
19 April 2024
UN agency suffers ransomware attack
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