A cyberattack against France Travail, formerly Pôle emploi, would have allowed hackers to steal the personal data of nearly 43 million people. Information that can be used for malicious purposes.
The French administration continues to be harassed by hackers. France Travail, formerly Pôle emploi, declared in a press release on March 13 that a cyberattack affected the French organization, with a probable data leak of 43 million users in the process. The hackers would have extracted first and last name, date of birth, Social Security number, France Travail identifier, email and postal addresses and telephone numbers.
France Travail specifies that “ Passwords and banking details are not affected by this act of cyber-maliciousness. There is therefore no risk on compensation. »
Cybermalveillance.gouv, the prevention and assistance platform for victims, reacted immediately, recalling the main threats following exposure of personal data. “ The potential consequences of this case concern the different forms of phishing, attempted scams or identity theft of which the people affected by this incident could be victims. », We can read on the site.
The nature of the cyberattack was not specified. France Travail simply indicated that the attack took place between February 6 and March 5, 2024.
If you wish to modify your France Travail identifiers, you can do so by following the instructions given on this page.
Phishing, identity theft: be vigilant
Pôle emploi had already suffered a data leak on August 23, 2023. More than 10 million people were affected. This time, the hackers went even deeper into infiltration with 43 million people potentially affected.
If the hackers sell the data – which is likely to happen – they will share a large file containing all this information on forums. The email addresses and phone numbers collected will be first targeted in future phishing campaigns. So stay vigilant over the coming weeks. Hackers can perfectly pretend to be France Travail or another public service.
Sometimes, some cybercriminals collect credentials and also attempt to open accounts or contact other services using the stolen identity.
Warning: with the Social Security number, the criminal could also try to connect to Ameli.fr and, if he succeeds, use it to fool the FranceConnect system. This tool allows you to connect to a public service with the identifiers of another public service, such as that of taxes.
People affected by this violation of their personal data can file a complaint if they wish at this address.
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