World Health Organization Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio reported that the identity of the hacking group is yet to be known, and cyberattacks against the organization have increased exponentially during the global coronavirus pandemic.
A cybersecurity expert discovered this on March 13 via the unusual activity around the internet security. Expert Alexander Urbelis noticed a malicious site that pretended to be the WHO’s email system. Although there are no confirmed reports of the hackers, sources suspect infamous hacking group DarkHotel who have been around since as early as 2007. The attack was an attempt to steal passwords from World Health Organization workers.
CIO Aggio said that he didn’t know why the organization was attacked, but that it’s a regular target for hackers looking to steal information and take advantage of a difficult situation, which is what current times are.
Many other corporate organizations were targeted and will continue to be targeted during this pandemic, as many security systems are not being monitored as heavily because of less workers.
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