The United Nations’ aviation company has confirmed {that a} hacker accessed hundreds 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 confirm that the reported information security incident involves approximately 42,000 recruitment application data records from April 2016 to July 2024 claimed to be released by the threat actor known as Natohub,” it mentioned.
ICAO mentioned that the compromised knowledge consists of data together with job candidates’ names, e mail addresses, dates of delivery, and employment historical past. “The affected data does not include financial information, passwords, passport details, or any documents uploaded by applicants,” the company added.
ICAO mentioned the breach is “limited” to the recruitment database and that it’s working to establish and notify affected people.
