The incident occurred in the first weeks of May, informan, on the systems of a subcontracted company. Other internal systems were not affected in this attack. An individual gained access to the pilots' credential systems and stole information related to new applicants in a selection process.
En total, about 9000 files have been affected. The information includes Social Security information, driver's license, passport and other identifying data. Although it has not been disclosed whether this information is being exploited, the affected pilots are warned about the situation due to the possibility of targeted attacks in the future.
Last summer American Airlines already suffered another attack, which impacted about 2000 pasajeros tras un ataque Phishing que comprometió cuentas de correo electrónico de los empleados.
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