Stolen employee login credentials appear to be to blame for a data breach at the United Nations. Hackers used the stolen credentials to break into the UN’s computer network and steal sensitive data. Reports show that the hackers first accessed the UN’s systems in earlier this year in April as the intrusions continued over the span of several days.
After confirming the initial breach, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated, “We can also confirm that further attacks have been detected and are being responded to, that are linked to the earlier breach.”
UN officials have not yet released information on the type of data that was stolen during the attack. However, reports from independent cyber security researchers are claiming to have seen UN login credentials starting to appear for sale on the Dark Web earlier this year.
The UN appears to be yet another large, international organization being targeted by cyber criminals for their sensitive data.