Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-05-03 00:00:00
Affected organization: Pilot Credentials
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Undetermined
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, two of the largest airlines in the world, disclose data breaches caused by the hack of Pilot Credentials, a third-party vendor that manages multiple airlines' pilot applications and recruitment portals.