18 Apr, 2026

France fines unemployment agency €5 million over data breach

The French data protection authority fined the national employment agency €5 million (nearly €6 million) for failing to secure job seekers’ data, which allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 43 million people. France Travail (formerly known as Pôle Emploi) is the country’s public employment service, providing unemployment benefits and helping job seekers find […]

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