The International Red Cross was hacked and more than 500,000 people were exposed

Extremely eye news reporter Zhang Yang

Intern Fang Ziyi

On January 19, the Database of the International Red Cross was hacked, revealing information on more than 500,000 people.

Chairman of the Geneva Committee of the Red Cross

According to the Associated Press, the International Red Cross said unidentified hackers hacked into their servers and stole the personal information of about 510,000 people. The information came from at least 60 Red Cross societies and their chapters around the world.

Crystal Wells, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, said that most of the people whose information was stolen by hackers were the world's most in need, who were either killed by war, natural disasters, or their whereabouts were unknown, and some people were restricted from their personal freedom.

Wales also claimed that the hacked servers stored information about human rights groups, but there was no evidence that the information in the database had been stolen. "We can't be sure they stole information, but we can be sure that hackers have gone into our systems and can steal information if they want to," he said. ”

In addition, due to the impact of the hack, a project run by the International Red Cross to reunite families was also terminated. The program aims to reunite family members separated by war, disaster or migration.

Watson, another spokesman, said it was the largest hacking attack ever suffered by the International Red Cross.

Asked about the identity of the hacker, Wales said the International Red Cross did not want to find out the real identity of the hacker. He appealed to the invaders: "You have the most helpless information in the world, please do not share, leak or resell this data." ”

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