Choisir le Service Public (French civil service recruitment platform)
February 4, 2026
•[ data leak, personal data theft, phishing risk ]
Frances official civil-service recruitment platform Choisir le Service Public disclosed a security incident that resulted in the theft of personal data for 377,418 registered candidates. The stolen dataset includes standard identifiers (name, address, phone, date of birth, email) and more detailed professional/education profile fields that can enable highly targeted phishing and fraud. The platform stated passwords were not compromised and CVs/attachments were not taken. In response, some features (candidate space access and direct-application functionality) were temporarily disabled for several days, authorities were notified, and a complaint was planned.
