Hungarian Human Rights Foundation

Profile narrative

The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation, also known by its alias, is a foundation whose headquarters are located in Hungary. The organization’s official name directly references its involvement in human rights matters. Public references to the entity primarily arise from its online presence, specifically a website that was referenced in a security incident report.

The website maintained a database of user accounts that contained personal information such as phone numbers, home addresses, and login credentials. Among the accounts stored in this database were some associated with a United States government domain, indicating a diverse user base. The security breach disclosed in November 2016 resulted in the exposure of over twenty thousand of these user records.

On 21 November 2016, the site was targeted by a SQL injection attack carried out by the individuals identified as Kapustkiy and CyberZeist. The attackers exploited the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the underlying database and extract the stored user data. After obtaining the data, they released a portion of it to the public and simultaneously notified the foundation’s security team of the breach.

Upon receiving the notification, the foundation’s security team proceeded to take the website offline in order to perform maintenance and remediate the SQL injection flaw. While the site remained inaccessible, the attackers removed the previously leaked documents from public view. The available sources do not describe any further actions taken by the foundation after the site was restored.

The episode underscores the importance of the foundation’s online platform as a conduit for communication with its constituents. Being situated in Hungary, the organization is subject to the country’s legal and regulatory environment governing non‑profit entities. No additional details regarding the foundation’s size, funding sources, organizational structure, or subsequent activities are provided in the material at hand.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.