France work victim of a cyber attack, 340,000 job seekers potentially concerned

France Work announced this Wednesday, July 23, 2025 that it was the target of a cyber attack, with a risk of disclosure of personal data potentially 340,000 job seekers.

Confirming information from BFMTV. Meanwhile, the public operator (ex-Pôle Emploi) indicates in a press release sent to AFP that it was informed on July 12 “of a malicious action” on one of its services.

“The data of 340. Therefore, 000 job seekers have been consulted and would therefore be likely to be disclosed and exploited illegally”continues France Work.

These personal data are the “Last name. first name, date of birth, Identifier France work, email and postal addresses and telephone numbers”passwords and bank details not being concerned.

“There is therefore no risk on compensation. the use of banking data for theft of funds on the accounts of the persons concerned”ensures the organization.

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“A first notification to the CNIL was made, a complaint with the judicial authorities was filed. In accordance with our obligations in such cases, the persons concerned were informed”continues the press release.

France work had already been the target of a massive cyber attack at the beginning of 2024. with a risk of disclosure of personal data concerning 43 million people. The operation had started with a “Identity usurpation of Cap Emploi advisers”.

This time. the service concerned was “quickly” identified as “The KAIROS application allowing training organizations to act on monitoring job seekers’ training” and was “Immediately closed”According to the France Work press release.

The origin of the abnormal activity emanates from an account “of a training organization based in Isère” was “Compromise by an ‘infostealer’. malicious software that captures authentication information”.