GiveSendGo Data Leak Exposes Identities of Freedom Convoy Donors
A cyberattack on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo exposes the names and emails of thousands who donated to the Canadian Freedom Convoy protests. The company confirms that no credit card data is compromised as it restores operations.
GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding platform, faces a major cyberattack that exposes the names and email addresses of approximately 92,000 donors who supported the Canadian Freedom Convoy protests. Hackers reportedly target the site in an attempt to shut down its ability to raise funds for truckers demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates. Following the breach, the platform temporarily goes offline and even redirects visitors to a spoofed webpage displaying a message admonishing the donors.
The whistleblower organization Distributed Denial of Secrets, also known as DDoSecrets, obtains and confirms the authenticity of the leaked donor information. GiveSendGo openly acknowledges the security incident through a statement on its official Twitter account, admitting that malicious actors successfully distribute the campaign's donor list. Despite the massive exposure of personal identities, the platform assures users that no credit card details are stolen and no funds are lost during the attack.
GiveSendGo's security team responds by taking the platform offline to halt further illegal access and conducts extensive security audits before bringing the site back up. This breach occurs as the company actively fights a Canadian court order that demands a halt to the disbursement of the millions of dollars raised for the protesting truckers. The situation highlights the growing intersection of politically charged fundraising, international legal disputes, and targeted cyberattacks.