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UN aviation agency confirms hacker breached recruitment database to access thousands of records


ICAO says compromised data includes job applicants' names, email addresses and employment history

The United Nations’ aviation agency has confirmed that a hacker accessed thousands of records after compromising its internal recruitment database. “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 said. “The affected data does not include financial information, passwords, passport details, or any documents uploaded by applicants,” the agency added.

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