United Nations Server Hack Kept Under Wraps

The United Nations suffered a serious breach of servers in Geneva and Vienna last year. It then chose to cover up an internal report on the matter. The attacked compromised a number of departments and saw the attackers gained control of several administrator accounts.

Among those departments who were affected are those of human resources and the human rights offices. The data held by the latter is highly sensitive. It could well have put United Nations workers and local human rights activists at serious risk.

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