Hackers gained personal information about thousands of people who applied to become pilots at American and Southwest airlines VERBATIM: The airlines say there was a breach at a Texas company called Pilot Credentials, which the airlines used in their recruitment efforts. About 5,700 applicants to American and 3,000 at Southwest were affected. The airlines say […]
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Hackers gained personal information about American, Southwest pilot applicants
Hackers gained personal information about thousands of people who applied to become pilots at American and Southwest airlines
VERBATIM:
The airlines say there was a breach at a Texas company called Pilot Credentials, which the airlines used in their recruitment efforts. About 5,700 applicants to American and 3,000 at Southwest were affected. The airlines say hackers gained access in late April to names and birth dates, as well as Social Security, passport and driver and pilot license numbers of applicants for pilot and cadet jobs.