International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

The computer servers of the International Committee of the Red Cross were targeted by a cyber attack.

The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people.

The perpetrator of this cyberattack is yet unknown to the ICRC. There are currently no signs that the hacked data has been shared publicly or leaked.

The organisation declared that they are collaborating closely with their partners in aid work across the globe to comprehend the scale of the attack and implement the necessary safeguards for our data going forward.

Source: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/sophisticated-cyber-attack-targets-red-cross-red-crescent-data-500000-people

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/icrc

"id": "int14030723",
"linkid": "icrc",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "01/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
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                        'industry': 'Humanitarian Aid',
                        'name': 'International Committee of the Red Cross',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
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                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal data',
                                              'Confidential information']},
 'description': 'The computer servers of the International Committee of the '
                'Red Cross (ICRC) were targeted by a cyber attack, '
                'compromising personal data and confidential information on '
                'more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people. The perpetrator '
                'of this attack is unknown. There are no signs that the hacked '
                'data has been shared publicly or leaked. The ICRC is working '
                'with partners to understand the scale of the attack and '
                'implement necessary safeguards.',
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            'systems_affected': ['Computer servers']},
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'ICRC Cyber Attack',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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