The United Nations’ aviation company has confirmed {that a} hacker accessed 1000’s of data after compromising its inner recruitment database.
Over the weekend, a person utilizing the alias “Natohub” claimed to have accessed 42,000 paperwork from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The company mentioned 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 data safety incident entails roughly 42,000 recruitment software information data from April 2016 to July 2024 claimed to be launched by the risk actor often known as Natohub,” it mentioned.
ICAO mentioned that the compromised information contains data together with job candidates’ names, e-mail addresses, dates of beginning, and employment historical past. “The affected information doesn’t embrace monetary data, passwords, passport particulars, or any paperwork uploaded by candidates,” the company added.
ICAO mentioned the breach is “restricted” to the recruitment database and that it’s working to determine and notify affected people.
