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Title: Monster.com hacked Post by: Engels on August 24, 2007, 12:21:36 AM Not sure how many of you have used this job service. I hadn't, since the 'page' I was sent to wanted a Soc Sec # and that's the one thing I am just not doing over the net; from the article, it seems that was one of the phishing pages).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6956349.stm Title: Re: Monster.com hacked Post by: bhodi on August 24, 2007, 06:32:36 AM I've used it, but I never put in my SSN...
Title: Re: Monster.com hacked Post by: Oban on August 24, 2007, 08:55:03 AM Why would anyone give a job board their SSN?
Title: Re: Monster.com hacked Post by: shiznitz on August 24, 2007, 11:16:15 AM I don't see the big deal, really. Submitting a resume anywhere means foregoing privacy related to information therein.
Title: Re: Monster.com hacked Post by: Righ on August 24, 2007, 04:20:41 PM Submitting a resume usually isn't considered an invitation for widespread dissemination of personal data, installation of rogue software or threats and extortion.
Title: Re: Monster.com hacked Post by: Engels on August 24, 2007, 05:27:15 PM Why would anyone give a job board their SSN? Precisely why I didn't submit a resume to Monster.com when I was job hunting. Turns out it was a hacked site. |