UN Ransomware Nightmare: 8Base Hackers Cart Off Sensitive Data

“UNDP Hacked: UN’s Dirty Laundry Aired by Ransomware Rascals” – The UN’s IT wardrobe gets an unexpected airing as 8Base hackers swipe sensitive data, proving even global giants can have their cyber-socks rocked.

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Just when you thought the United Nations was all about world peace and security, their Development Programme goes and loses a whole treasure trove of data to the cyber pirates of the 21st century! 8Base, the Robin Hoods of the digital realm (or so they fancy themselves), claim to expose the flimsy locks on the UN's data doors. Who knew that the UN's "server peacekeepers" would need their own blue helmets?

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