French agency Pajemploi reports data breach affecting 1.2M people

French agency Pajemploi has reported a data breach that may have exposed the personal information of 1.2 million people. The breach concerns registered professional caregivers who work for private employers using the Pajemploi service, which is part of URSSAF, the French organisation that collects social security contributions. The announcement from the agency describes it as theft of personal data belonging to employees of private employers using the Pajemploi service.

According to URSSAF, the incident has affected individuals registered with Pajemploi, and the breach is being investigated. The report was published on 19 November 2025 by DataBreaches[.]Net.