France Travail’s Job Seeker Data Breach: A Comedy of Errors in Cybersecurity
France Travail faces another data breach, potentially exposing 340,000 jobseekers’ personal information. While passwords and bank details are safe, users should watch out for phishing. The breach via infostealer malware highlights 2FA security gaps, pushing France Travail to speed up security measures and 2FA rollout for its employment portal.
Hot Take:
France Travail seems to be doing their best impression of a sieve, letting data slip through their virtual fingers yet again. The jobseekers might have thought they had a tough gig, but it turns out the security at France Travail is the real underachiever here. Who knew personal data would be the hottest job offer of the season?
Key Points:
- Data breach at France Travail affects 340,000 jobseekers.
- Personal data exposed includes names, addresses, and jobseeker statuses.
- Compromise involved an infostealer malware linked to a training organization.
- France Travail has strengthened security and expedited 2FA deployment.
- This marks the second breach at France Travail in two years.
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