A spokesperson confirmed to Recorded Future News that WHH had been targeted by a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group which recently listed the charity on its darknet leak site. Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (WHH), the German charity that aims to develop sustainable food supplies in some of the world’s most impoverished countries, has been attacked by a ransomware gang. The cybercriminals are attempting to sell data stolen from the charity for 20 bitcoin, equivalent to around $2.1 million, although it is not clear whether WHH’s computer networks have also been encrypted. It is currently providing emergency aid to people in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other countries and regions where there is an urgent need for food, water, medicine and basic necessities. The charity, whose name literally translates as World Hunger Help, reached 16.4 million people in 2023. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and hospitals run by Prospect Medical Holdings — and last year also attempted to extort the disability nonprofit Easterseals. “We have informed the relevant data protection authority, consulted our data protection officer and involved the police authorities. The charity stressed it was “continuing our work in our project countries unchanged.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:45:09 +0000