Large-scale cyberattack halts Red Cross work reuniting families, exposes confidential data

A cyberattack compromised personal and confidential data on more than half a million people helped by at least 60 Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations around the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Wednesday. The organization said the exposed information belonged to highly vulnerable groups, including families separated by conflict. “An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure. We are all appalled and …

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