The United Nations’ aviation company has confirmed {that a} hacker accessed 1000’s of information after compromising its inner recruitment database.
Over the weekend, a person utilizing the alias “Natohub” claimed to have accessed 42,000 paperwork from the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group (ICAO). The company stated it was investigating the incident on Monday and, in an up to date assertion despatched to TechCrunch on Tuesday, it confirmed Natohub’s claims.
“ICAO can affirm that the reported info safety incident includes roughly 42,000 recruitment utility information information from April 2016 to July 2024 claimed to be launched by the menace actor often known as Natohub,” it stated.
ICAO stated that the compromised information consists of info together with job candidates’ names, e mail addresses, dates of beginning, and employment historical past. “The affected information doesn’t embrace monetary info, passwords, passport particulars, or any paperwork uploaded by candidates,” the company added.
ICAO stated the breach is “restricted” to the recruitment database and that it’s working to establish and notify affected people.
