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Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyber-attack

Data held for humanitarian work is data, and that makes it a target. Seems like it would be difficult to get substantial investment into security for aid organizations (why not feed more folks instead?)...

In this particular case, and earlier audit found:

A 2022 audit of WFP’s Palestine operations said risks related to personal data collection had not been assessed or mitigated due to limited internal technical capacity.

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2026/06/02/data-600000-gaza-households-exposed-wfp-cyber-attackOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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