US EditionFrance Fines Unemployment Agency €5 Million over Data Breach
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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 Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés has struck hard. By imposing a fine of 5 million euros on France Travail for serious breaches of the protection of personal data, the CNIL sends a clear signal to the entire French digital ecosystem. Beyond the amount, this sanction highlights structural flaws in the governance of the data of a strategic public operator, and poses a central question for the professionals of the IT: the s…
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