A vendor that operates a pilot recruitment platform used by maor airlines exposed the personal files of more than 8,000 pilot and cadet applicants at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Both American and Southwest on June 23 sent letters [caution – PDFs] to those people affected by the hack of Pilot Credentials, a company based in Austin, Texas, that was founded in 2005 and manages online pilot recruitment portals for American, Southwest, and other airlines.

Source: The Register