Security News > 2021 > June > UK arm of international charity the Salvation Army hit by ransomware attack

Criminals infected the Salvation Army in the UK with ransomware and siphoned the organisation's data, The Register has learned.

The Salvation Army refused to give any further information, such as the identity of the criminal attackers, or the volume and type of data accessed by the them.

Ransomware gangs typically resell stolen information to other criminals for further exploitation.

The Reg was told by sources that the Salvation Army first became aware of the attack around a month ago, which we are told affected a London data centre used by the organisation.

An ICO spokesperson confirmed the Salvation Army had reported an incident to it and told us: "People have the right to expect that organisations will handle their personal information securely and responsibly. If an individual has concerns about how their data has been handled, they should raise it with the organisation first, then report them to us if they are not satisfied with the response."

The Charity Commission told us: "In line with our guidance, the charity has submitted a serious incident report in relation to this matter. We are currently assessing this information and cannot comment further at this time."

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