Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak Humanitarian organization the International Red Cross disclosed this week that it has fallen foul of a cyberattack that saw the data of over 515,000 "highly vulnerable people" exposed to an unknown entity. The target of the attack was the organisation's Restoring Family Links operation, which strives to find missing persons …
Absolutely, it was. That's the first thing that occured to me - it's the perfect tracking tool for China, Saudi Arabia and all the other autocratic states.
I may be giving too much credit here, but surely, no person or hacking group is so fucked up and morally destitute as to willingly stop displaced people finding loved ones? State actors yes, but criminals? Surely (hopefully) not?
"Your actions could potentially cause yet more harm and pain to those who have already endured untold suffering. The real people, the real families behind the information you now have are among the world's least powerful. Please do the right thing. Do not share, sell, leak or otherwise use this data."
Bollocks. It was YOUR inaction on security that allowed this to happen. You are responsible for looking after their data. Deal with it and stop looking for someone, nay anyone to blame. It is your fault.
No doubt lessons will be learned. Yeah, right... same old bullshit
My you are angry! In the narrow sense of the word you are right in that the ICRC has allowed an attack to work - likely through inaction. It was still a criminal act though - breaking into an unlocked house is still breaking and entering.
However, in the quote from the spokesperson I don't see them trying to shift blame - rather they are appealing to whoever did steal the information not to make use of what they have stolen. Can you condemn them for that?
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