UNICEF data leak reveals personal info of 8,000 online learners

mood · Sep 10, 2019

UNICEF data leak reveals personal info of 8,000 online learners
September 9, 2019
https://www.devex.com/news/unicef-data-leak-reveals-personal-info-of-8-000-online-learners-95558

The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, has inadvertently leaked personal information belonging to thousands of users of its online learning portal Agora.

The website offers free training courses to UNICEF staff and members of the public on issues such as child rights, humanitarian action, research, and data.
On Aug. 26, an email containing personal details of 8,253 users enrolled in courses on immunization went out to nearly 20,000 Agora users.

"[...] The personal information accidentally leaked may include the names, email addresses, duty stations, gender, organization, name of supervisor and contract type of individuals who had enrolled in one of these courses, to the extent that these details were included in their Agora user’s profile.”
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Minimalist · Sep 12, 2019

UN agency Unicef praised for response to accidental data leak

Sam Curry, chief security officer at Cybereason, said the organisation had taken appropriate steps to limit any damage caused.

“Kudos to Unicef officials for leaning in and taking steps to limit the damage. The problem is that the word ‘breach’ has a Pavlovian response in the media. We have been trained to treat all breaches the same, and they aren’t. So Unicef is leaning in, taking it seriously, apologising and fixing it,” he said.
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https://www.computerweekly.com/news...-praised-for-response-to-accidental-data-leak

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UNICEF data leak reveals personal info of 8,000 online learners

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