"IMF Investigates Serious Cybersecurity Breach"

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently announced that it is investigating a cybersecurity breach that led to the compromise of several internal email accounts.  The Washington-headquartered UN financial agency revealed in a brief statement on Friday that the incident was first detected on February 16.  The investigation determined that 11 IMF email accounts were compromised.  The IMF noted that the impacted email accounts were re-secured and that they have no indication of further compromise beyond these email accounts at this point in time.  The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.  Focused on sustainable growth for its 190 member countries, the US-led IMF could be a popular target for a cyber-espionage attack by state-sponsored actors, especially those working for countries receiving or negotiating debt bailouts from the fund.  The IMF last suffered a major compromise back in 2011, when hackers exfiltrated data following a sophisticated spear phishing attack. 

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "IMF Investigates Serious Cybersecurity Breach"