'Organizations like the U.N. are a high-value target for cyber espionage activity,' Resecurity CEO Gene Yoo said.
The account was tied to the organization's project management software, Umoja. Once they gained access, cybersecurity firm Resecurity, which discovered the breach, reported that the hackers were able to move deeper into the U.N.'s system.
Data gathered from the hack could be used for future attacks. Above, the flag of the United Nations is flown at half-mast in front of the Secretariat building in New York City on March 11, 2019It's just one of the many high-profile cybersecurity incidents that have taken place since the onset of the pandemic. The Colonial Pipeline Company was compromised during a ransomware attack in May, and JBS, the world's largest meat producer, was targeted later that same month.
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