WFP says cyberattack exposed data of 600,000 Gaza households

<article data-history-node-id="441591" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wfp-says-cyberattack-exposed-data-600000-gaza-households" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wfp-says-cyberattack-exposed-data-600000-gaza-households" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">WFP says cyberattack exposed data of 600,000 Gaza households</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The World Food Programme (WFP) has informed about 600,000 Palestinian households in the Gaza Strip that their personal information was exposed in a “security-related incident”, according to reporting by The New Humanitarian.</p> <p>The WFP said the compromised data came from a self-registration application used by Palestinians applying for food and cash assistance.</p> <p>According to the agency, information accessed by “unauthorised actors” included names, identification numbers, mobile phone numbers and location data.</p> <p>The breach affects a population that has become heavily dependent on humanitarian assistance amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>