US EditionFrance Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data
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After the massive cyberattack of March 2024, which exposed the personal data of millions of users, the National Commission of Computer Science and Freedoms imposed a heavy financial penalty on France Travail. The public institution acknowledges its responsibility.
CNIL justifies its sanction by a clear lack of security measures, allowing hackers to steal the personal data of 36.8 million unemployed.
The procedure launched by CNIL follows a large-scale cyberattack against the public operator in March 2024, which caused the leak of data from 36 million people.
France Travail is sanctioned for leaking personal data from 36.8 million users in March 2024, revealing security flaws and poor authentication practices in France
The Cnil imposed a very heavy fine on France Travail for a data leak that occurred in early 2024. A sanction deemed too severe by the public operator, while the personal information of nearly 37 million users was potentially exposed during the cyber attack.
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