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ZEF

Germany

ZEF, Germany - Center for Development Research University of Bonn. ZEF conducts interdisciplinary research in the fields of political, economic, and general development. The institute advises governments, national and international organizations, and companies. It trains specialists in development issues in the fields of politics, economics, and technology. ZEF employs more than 40 senior researchers and more than 120 junior researchers, as well as visiting and associate researchers. Over the past 25 years, ZEF has implemented around 100 projects in more than 80 countries, funded by more than 40 donor agencies. Today, ZEF researchers are leading more than 40 externally funded projects in nearly 50 countries. ZEF conducts research and develops new projects for world-renowned corporations. At the same time, they keep copies of their developments on their servers. And now this information is available to anyone who wants it. The company has leaked more than 500 GB of data from its servers. The leak affected completed and promising projects, the code of software under development, and financial indicators. Anyone will soon be able to access confidential information about private corporations, as well as secret projects that ZEF is implementing for the governments of Germany and many other countries.

2025-09-21 00:00:00

Government

Financial data, Internal documents, Other