[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fnlljww4nrf00":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"modifiedDate":11,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":13,"sourceUrl":14,"sourceUrls":15,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":20,"affectedCountUnit":21,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":22,"dataClasses":23,"description":28,"seoTitle":29,"seoTitleEn":30,"seoDescription":29,"seoDescriptionEn":31,"logoUrl":32,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":33,"isSpamList":33,"isMalware":33,"company":34},"68e3266eda11adda48825262","latest-pilot-jobs","Latest Pilot Jobs Data Breach","latestpilotjobs.com","2022-08-14T00:00:00.000Z","2025-10-03T01:07:11.000Z","2026-07-18T23:52:58.875Z","Website breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.latestpilotjobs.com\u002F",[14,16,17],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.latestpilotjobs.com\u002Fprivacypolicy\u002Fshow.html","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.latestpilotjobs.com\u002Fuser\u002Fmsgs\u002Fcreate.html",118864,"known",null,"unknown","High",[24,25,26,27],"Email addresses","Names","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>The latest Pilot Jobs data breach is a verified record dated August 14, 2022, affecting the latestpilotjobs.com site, which connects professionals seeking jobs in the aviation field with users on the recruitment side. The verified scope is 118,864 unique email addresses. The affected data classes are email addresses, full names, usernames, and passwords. The password field is reported as an MD5 hash without a salt, not in plain text; this distinction is important because weak or reused passwords can become guessable in a short time. Phone number, physical address, payment card, passport, license document, flight hours, medical report, or resume file are not among the verified data classes for this record. The main risk of the incident is that account information in the context of an aviation career is circulating along with password hashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In this incident, the email address, full name, username, and password hashes are included together. The email and username can be used to match the person's job search account with profiles on other professional platforms. The full name information makes fake recruitment messages more convincing. The fact that the password hashes are MD5 and unsalted is considered weak by modern password protection standards; especially short passwords, dictionary words, or passwords previously seen in other breaches can be guessed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People seeking jobs in the aviation sector usually use the same email address for education, certificates, professional networks, airline applications, and document sharing accounts. Therefore, account data on a single career site may pose a risk of being tested on other job application portals or email accounts. Attackers may send targeted messages under the pretense of fake interview invitations, document upload requests, visa checks, certificate renewals, or training fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The confirmed breach date for Latest Pilot Jobs should be recorded as August 14, 2022, with the number of confirmed unique emails being 118,864. It has been reported that the dataset was later redistributed within a larger data compilation. This suggests that the records may have changed hands after the initial event; however, this alone is not sufficient to expand the confirmed data classes. The site context is career fields such as aviation job listings, pilot jobs, cabin crew, mechanics, and ground services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verified data classes are email addresses, names, passwords, and usernames. Passwords should be considered as unsalted MD5 hashes. No physical address, phone number, payment information, passport, flight license, health certificate, resume file, job application history, employer message, or certificate detail should be added to this record. The company context should also be classified as a Sweden-based aviation career platform, not like a United States technology company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The highest risk is seen in individuals who reuse the password they use for their Latest Pilot Jobs account on email, job application portals, professional networks, training providers, or social media accounts. Pilots working in the aviation sector, aspiring pilots, cabin crew candidates, maintenance personnel, and ground services candidates may use similar account names across many systems. This situation makes it easier to establish a profile chain through email and username matching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who are in the recruitment process are also more susceptible to targeted scam messages. Titles such as fake job offers, quick interview invitations, document verification, training payment, or visa support can appear consistent with the real job search flow. Users who receive a positive match should check not only their Latest Pilot Jobs account but also the professional accounts they use with the same email and session alerts in their email inbox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users with an email address in this record should make sure that the old password they used on their Latest Pilot Jobs account is not valid for any other account. If the same or similar password has been used in the email account, aviation career portals, professional networks, training providers, or social media accounts, it should be changed immediately to a long and unique password. Since the password hashes are unsalted MD5, it should not be assumed that the old password remained secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multi-factor authentication should be enabled on email accounts and professional accounts. When an unexpected job offer, document upload link, certificate renewal request, or payment message is received, the domain, sender, and authenticity of the request should be verified through a separate channel. Be especially cautious with messages requesting resumes, passports, licenses, or payment information; these documents are not verified in this breach, but they can be used as bait in fraud messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The recent Pilot Jobs incident shows that accounts used on career platforms can affect not only the job search process but also email and professional identity security. Users should use unique passwords for every career site, education portal, airline application system, and professional network. A password manager is a practical method to find old repeats and generate strong passwords for each account. Unused career accounts should be closed or isolated with a unique password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key lesson for service providers is that weak password hashes like MD5 do not meet modern security expectations. Cost-adjusted and salted methods should be preferred for password storage, access logs should be monitored, and user notifications should be clearly provided. Career platforms should keep account data separate from resume and professional document flow; only necessary data should be retained and users should be clearly informed which fields are affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The query result for the latest Pilot Jobs record shows whether the entered email address is found in this verified dataset. A positive result means that the full name, username, and unsalted MD5 password hash associated with the email address should be considered at risk. A negative result only indicates that no match was found in this particular dataset; it does not prove that the person is absent from other aviation career platforms or general data breaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The correct action is to completely abandon the old password, change all accounts where the same password was used, use multi-factor protection for email and professional accounts, carefully verify unexpected job offers and document request messages, and review other profiles created with the same username. This incident should be treated not as a physical address or payment card leak, but as an account identity and weak password hash risk in the context of an aviation career.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Latest Pilot Jobs Data Breach (118.9 Thousand Reported Records)","Latest Pilot Jobs Data Breach. 118.9 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Names, Passwords. 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