Norway’s aid agency pwned and all users’ data is stolen
Norway’s national aid agency, Norad, has confirmed that cyber criminals broke into its systems, stealing information about each and every registered user of its grant portal. Norad, which coordinates Norway’s assistance for foreign development, said that 20,614 registered individuals had their names and email addresses swiped, and information from at least three organizations’ applications was "misdirected." The agency clarified that the grant portal, which was launched in 2017, has 20,614 registered users, meaning all were affected, across 12,511 organizations. In addition, the grant applications for at least three organizations are confirmed to be involved, though Norad said it may discover more as its investigation continues. Torger Kjeldstad, director of digitalization at Norad, said "the attack is complex," and confirmed the agency has initiated a crisis team to manage it. "We know a lot about what has happened, but to ensure that we have a complete overview of the attack, we are working to engage external experts in cybersecurity," he said. "They will give us a detailed description of what information those who attacked the solution have gained access to."…