United Nations

Hackers breached the United Nations’ computer networks in early 2021 and made off with a trove of data that could be used to target agencies within the intergovernmental organization.

The hackers likely got in using the stolen username and password of a UN employee purchased off the dark web.

The hackers, whoever breached the UN didn’t damage any of its systems but instead collected information about the UN’s computer networks.

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-nations-computers-breached-hackers-110000816.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaXRnb3Zlcm5hbmNlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMxicd8rOsLhFpKIikPhJ7Ocpt-0qAJVZXba33PQhSe1Q2aB_n8LbSSE7mD_b6dtgbkvE1Gh3q1fynwZElkbxeRufrxMKkfsuBfT0zd7OyvXfajL6N5txXc93mM2lUy17wKWn9FKIXz9fSq0-i7t7vtWmR5F8ynpZc5SvAQ36t4U

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/united-nations

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"linkid": "united-nations",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

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                        'location': 'Global',
                        'name': 'United Nations',
                        'type': 'Intergovernmental Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Stolen Credentials',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Information about the UN’s '
                                             'computer networks'},
 'date_detected': 'Early 2021',
 'description': 'Hackers breached the United Nations’ computer networks in '
                'early 2021 and made off with a trove of data that could be '
                'used to target agencies within the intergovernmental '
                'organization.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': True},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Stolen username and password of a '
                                          'UN employee purchased off the dark '
                                          'web'},
 'motivation': 'Information Gathering',
 'title': 'United Nations Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Stolen username and password of a UN employee '
                            'purchased off the dark web'}