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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Thor on January 26, 2009, 11:19:15 PM

Title: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Thor on January 26, 2009, 11:19:15 PM

Quote from: Ben (from another forum)

I'm on my agency's IT Security list and just received the below message. For any of you with Monster.com accounts, or any of you that might use usajobs.gov, which is run by Monster, note that Monster is not letting their users know outside of their website. So FYI on the password change.
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Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached (Again), Private Data Of Millions Stolen

http://cyberinsecure.com/monster-com-and-usajobs-gov-database-breached-private-data-of-millions-stolen/

Please pass along this warning from Monster.com which strongly urges users to change their login credentials immediately and to be on the lookout for phishing emails. The breach prompted this warning from USAJobs, which looks to Monster to run its website.

Monster.com has decided not to email or phone customers to warn them of the breach

Great!!!   :(

Title: Re: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Chris on January 26, 2009, 11:27:04 PM

Thanks for posting this.  I wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

I updated my profile.

Title: Re: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Thor on January 26, 2009, 11:36:11 PM

I found this posted on another forum that I belong to. I changed my profile, too

Title: Re: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Chris_ on January 27, 2009, 12:03:43 AM

I changed my passwords. Thanks for the heads up on this. It pisses me off
that they aren't going to send out an alert to let their customers know. Bad Form.

Title: Re: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Chris_ on January 27, 2009, 12:55:59 AM

Quote from: Chris on January 26, 2009, 11:27:04 PM

Thanks for posting this.  I wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

I updated my profile.

Well, we all know MySpace and Facebook are unbreachable so it's all good.

Title: Re: Monster.com And USAJobs.gov Database Breached
Post by: Rebel on January 27, 2009, 07:41:10 AM

Quote from: freedumb2003 on January 27, 2009, 12:55:59 AM

Well, we all know MySpace and Facebook are unbreachable so it's all good.

 :lmao: