The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization, revealed over the weekend that its self-registration application (SRA) for Palestine was breached.
The WFP disclosed the incident in a Sunday Telegram message, saying that the self-registration application used for assistance registration in Gaza had been breached.
During the breach, the attackers gained access to personal data belonging to beneficiaries across the Gaza Strip, including affected individuals' names, ID numbers, phone numbers, and location information (such as neighborhood data recorded during registration).
"You do not need to update, delete, or re-register your information. If you are already registered, you will remain part of the WFP assistance programs. Food, cash, and other assistance will continue as normal, and you will continue to receive assistance," the organization said. "The Registration Platform (SRA) has been temporarily suspended to implement urgent security and system protection improvements. The Programme is currently investigating the incident and is continuously monitoring the situation."
In a Tuesday update, the WFP added that the registration platform was still temporarily down while it continues to strengthen security measures.
