Security News > 2020 > March > Hackers target World Health Organization in attempt to steal passwords
2020-03-25 01:39
Hacking attempts against the health organization and its partners have jumped as they struggle to battle the coronavirus.
A hacking group hit the World Health Organization earlier this month to try to steal passwords from agency staffers, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio told Reuters that the effort was unsuccessful and that the identity of the hackers was unknown.
Neither the WHO nor Urbelis said they knew the identity of the hackers.
"Enlisting the help of security researchers and white-hat hackers to monitor and hunt for vulnerabilities ahead of the adversary can aid health organizations, like the WHO, to remediate and take actions to secure data rapidly."