The United Nations Development Programme was hacked and had over 100 email addresses, account names and passwords leaked on the web. The UN stated that the data accessed was from an old server and nothing of concern was infiltrated. Despite being old servers, it’s still troubling that employees of the UN were found using blank passwords to access government computers. Read the full article at BBC.co.uk
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.