France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. Attackers gained access to the organization’s systems through social engineering techniques that targeted accounts used by staff at Cap emploi, a partner organization. The investigation found that attackers accessed data linked to current registrants, former registrants from the past 20 years, and individuals with a candidate profile on francetravail.fr. … More →

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