Millions of users' data may have been stolen.....
"..The theft of contact information for job seekers in the database of Monster Worldwide (MNST) may have been much greater than the 1.3 million individuals reported earlier this month, Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi said Wednesday.
While investigating the recent theft, the company learned that its website had previously been hacked.
"We're assuming it is a large number. It could easily be in the millions," Iannuzzi said in an interview with Reuters.
To be safe, he said, each Monster.com user should assume that his or her contact information has been taken.
The company said earlier that the theft of confidential information was not an isolated incident, and said the scope of illegal activity was impossible to pinpoint...."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2007-08-29-monster-theft_N.htm
"..The theft of contact information for job seekers in the database of Monster Worldwide (MNST) may have been much greater than the 1.3 million individuals reported earlier this month, Chief Executive Sal Iannuzzi said Wednesday.
While investigating the recent theft, the company learned that its website had previously been hacked.
"We're assuming it is a large number. It could easily be in the millions," Iannuzzi said in an interview with Reuters.
To be safe, he said, each Monster.com user should assume that his or her contact information has been taken.
The company said earlier that the theft of confidential information was not an isolated incident, and said the scope of illegal activity was impossible to pinpoint...."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/infotheft/2007-08-29-monster-theft_N.htm
