The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Company Says Hackers Stole Charity Data

By Sam Kean

Ninety-two nonprofit groups that use Convio, a company that helps charities raise money and send advocacy appeals online, had their accounts broken into in late October, the company has announced.

All the attacks involved charities that use GetActive, a software company Convio acquired in January. The attackers also tried, but failed, to gain access to...

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