From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   [ICRC posting]   
      
   Sophisticated cyber-attack targets Red Cross Red Crescent   
   data on 500,000 people   
      
   A sophisticated cyber security attack against computer servers hosting   
   information held by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was   
   detected this week.   
      
   The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than   
   515,000 highly vulnerable people, including those separated from their families   
   due to conflict, migration and disaster, missing persons and their families,   
   and people in detention. The data originated from at least 60 Red Cross and Red   
   Crescent National Societies around the world.   
      
   The ICRC's most pressing concern following this attack is the potential risks   
   that come with this breach -- including confidential information being shared   
   publicly -- for people that the Red Cross and Red Crescent network seeks to   
   protect and assist, as well as their families. When people go missing, the   
   anguish and uncertainty for their families and friends is intense.   
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   rest:   
   https://www.icrc.org/en/document/sophisticated-cyber-attack-targ   
   ts-red-cross-red-crescent-data-500000-people   
      
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