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Cyberattack on Norway's aid agency may have exposed user data

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, Norway's development aid agency, has disclosed a cyberattack on its Grants Portal, which it runs and which Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also uses for funding applications. The agency says the names and email addresses of 20,614 registered users may have been accessed, with the wording suggesting the full user dataset could be affected but not yet confirmed.

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  1. Thu 5 NovemberNorway's aid agency pwned and all users' data is stolenThe Register (Security)
  2. Cyberattack on Norway’s aid agency may have swept up all user dataHelp Net Security

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