ICAO recruitment database hack affects around 12,000 people
The International Civil Aviation Organization's recruitment database was hacked, affecting around 12,000 people. The organisation was investigating a possible leak on 6 January 2025, and confirmed the breach of its recruitment database on 8 January.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Recruitment-related data of around 12,000 people
- Cause / method
- Hacking of the recruitment database
- Location
- Canada
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Timeline
- The International Civil Aviation Organization launched an investigation into a possible data leak.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization confirmed the breach of its recruitment database.
- The scale of the recruitment data leak was confirmed at around 12,000 people.
5 related reports
- UN aviation agency investigating reports of possible data breach
- ICAO Investigates Data Breach as Hacker Claims to Sell Sensitive Data gained from Cyber Attack
- UN aviation agency ICAO confirms its recruitment database was hacked
- UN aviation agency confirms recruitment database security breach
- ICAO says nearly 12,000 impacted by recruitment data breach
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.