hackers gained access to confidential details provided by 4.5 million people to Monster.co.uk, the online recruitment site. It is the most extensive breach of confidential data since HM revenue and Customers lost details of 25 million child benefit recipients in 2007. The victims are mainly professional staff seeking work in the economic downturn. Reistrations at the site, which allows employers to browse thousands of CV's online, have soared as redundancies have risen. Monster.com refused to comment how much information had been taken butthe reports say that tthe personal details of millions of people can be downloaded in under an hour once a hacker gained access. Security analysts told that the plundered data from the site would be used by organised gangs to open fake bank accounts or take out loans in the names of unsuspecting customersMonday, February 9, 2009
Hackers steals details of 4.5 million from monster job site
hackers gained access to confidential details provided by 4.5 million people to Monster.co.uk, the online recruitment site. It is the most extensive breach of confidential data since HM revenue and Customers lost details of 25 million child benefit recipients in 2007. The victims are mainly professional staff seeking work in the economic downturn. Reistrations at the site, which allows employers to browse thousands of CV's online, have soared as redundancies have risen. Monster.com refused to comment how much information had been taken butthe reports say that tthe personal details of millions of people can be downloaded in under an hour once a hacker gained access. Security analysts told that the plundered data from the site would be used by organised gangs to open fake bank accounts or take out loans in the names of unsuspecting customers
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