"French Employment Agency Data Breach Could Affect 43 Million People"

France’s Employment Agency recently suffered a data breach that could affect users who registered over the past 20 years, representing 43 million potential users’ data exposed.  France Travail, the French national employment agency, announced on March 13, 2024, that its IT systems and those of Cap Emploi, a government employment service that supports people with disabilities, were breached.  According to the agency, exposed personal data includes names, social security numbers, dates of birth, user IDs, email and postal addresses, and phone numbers of France Travail and Cap Emploi users.  The agency noted that login credentials, passwords, and bank details are not at risk.  The investigation into the incident is ongoing. 

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "French Employment Agency Data Breach Could Affect 43 Million People"