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August 24, 2007
Monster mess
FAQ: The Monster.com mess
Job search site looting goes back weeks, maybe months
Gregg KeizerAugust 24, 2007 (Computerworld) -- The last thing you need when you're unemployed is a bank account that's suddenly emptied. But that's exactly what some unwary users of employment search site Monster.com faced after identity thieves made off with the personal information of more than a million people looking for jobs.
This still-developing story has enough nooks and crannies to confuse a gumshoe, but some facts are clear: Monster's resume database was looted, and the personal information taken was used to forge convincing messages that deposited password-stealing Trojans and ransomware on users' PCs.
Posted by joke du jour at August 24, 2007 08:30 PM
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