MONTREAL (Reuters) - A U.N. aviation agency information security incident this week involved the alleged release of thousands of recruitment application data records from April 2016 to July 2024, the Montreal-based body told Reuters on Tuesday.

The 42,000 records were claimed to be released by the threat actor known as Natohub, but do not affect any systems related to aviation safety or security, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said in response to a Reuters query.

"We can confirm that this incident is limited to the recruitment database and does not affect any systems related to aviation safety or security operations," ICAO said.