A news release issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) today says this week, some 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords were leaked online along with thousands belonging to others working on the novel coronavirus response. The leaked credentials did not put WHO systems at risk because the data was not recent. However, the attack did impact an older extranet system, used by current and retired staff as well as partners. WHO is now migrating affected systems to a more secure authentication system.
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@Colin Bastable, CEO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The common “covid” nature of the organizations targeted strongly suggests that they are old credentials...."
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@Colin Bastable, CEO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The common “covid” nature of the organizations targeted strongly suggests that they are old credentials...."
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https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/who-emails-passwords-leaked-cybersecurity-expert-comments
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@Craig Cooper, COO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It unfortunately reinforces the need for every organization to secure their systems and data...."
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@Craig Cooper, COO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It unfortunately reinforces the need for every organization to secure their systems and data...."
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