Norway's aid agency pwned and all users' data is stolen
Norad, Norway's aid coordination agency, disclosed that attackers breached its grant portal (active since 2017), stealing names and email addresses of all registered users across 12,511 organizations. At least three organizations' grant applications were misdirected as a result. The agency confirmed 27 compromised accounts were used to gain portal access. Norad is investigating with external cybersecurity experts and believes the attack is complex, though it says services remain safe to use during the investigation.
Key points
- All 20,614 Norad grant portal users' names and emails exposed in breach
- At least three organizations' grant applications misdirected; investigation ongoing
- 27 accounts compromised; agency engaging external cybersecurity experts
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