One of the biggest and oldest charities in the world, Save the Children, has admitted it was a victim of a ransomware attack by the BianLian operation.
The attack first came to light on Monday, September 11, when details concerning the assault were posted to the gang’s leak site.
The attack was originally tracked by VX Underground and Brett Callow of Emsisoft. VX Underground declared that the gang needed “to be punched in the face,” which is a statement that is difficult to dispute.
Save the Children was not specifically mentioned at first by BianLian, who instead claimed to have struck “the world’s leading non-profit organisation, employing around 25,000 staff and operating in 116 countries” with $2.8 billion in revenue.
The charity’s own boilerplate matches some of this description, but BianLian’s assessment of Save the Children’s financial situation seems to be wildly off; the organisation’s entire revenue in 2022 was £294m.
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