Anonymous hacks WTO, leaks personal info

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A hacker claiming affiliation with Anonymous broke into databases maintained by the World Trade Organization and leaked personal information for thousands of officials, according to reports.

The individual behind the cyberattack injected malicious code into the vulnerable ecampus.wto.org domain, which provides online course in trade matters. The hacker, whose identity has not been disclosed, discovered email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses and other details for more than 2,100 WTO officials and staff around the world, according to Hack Read, which interviewed him or her. More...