IMF Investigates Cyber-Security Incident

FanJ · Mar 17, 2024

IMF Press Release - March 15, 2024
IMF Investigates Cyber-Security Incident
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/03/15/pr2488-imf-investigates-cyber-security-incident

Washington, DC: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on February 16, 2024.

A subsequent investigation, with the assistance of independent cybersecurity experts, determined the nature of the breach, and remediation actions were taken.

The investigation determined that eleven (11) IMF email accounts were compromised. The impacted email accounts were re-secured. We have no indication of further compromise beyond these email accounts at this point in time. The investigation into this incident is continuing.
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Reuters - March 15, 2024
IMF probes cyber security incident, says no top managers affected
https://www.reuters.com/technology/...stigating-cyber-security-incident-2024-03-15/

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said it was continuing to investigate a cyber security incident first detected on Feb. 16, but stressed that the email accounts of top managers were not affected.
A spokesperson for the global lender said 11 IMF email accounts had been compromised in the incident, but they did not include those of IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva or other top officials. All email accounts have since been re-secured, the IMF said in a statement.
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A decision was made to disclose the incident - the IMF's first since 2011 - given the global lender's commitment to transparency and as a reminder to its staff to ensure strict adherence to cyber security practices, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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