If you use the same password for multiple sites you may want to change them now if you also have a monster account.

Quote :

"Last Friday, Monster.com announced that their database had been attacked, and that account names, passwords, email addresses, and phone numbers had been stolen. Unfortunately, they haven't sent out email alerts to anyone—they just put the announcement up on the security section of their site. As our tipster Erica points out, "Given people's tendencies to reuse passwords on multiple sites (BAD!), that they aren't actively emailing and informing members of this breach is quite irresponsible." Monster says the next time you log in, you'll be asked to change your password. In the meantime, we say if you use the same password on Monster that you use elsewhere, STOP DOING THAT and 1. Change your passwords everywhere; 2. Use a different password for each site (or at *least* for your most important accounts)."

1/26/2009 7:08:12 PM

k

1/26/2009 7:08:26 PM

1/26/2009 7:09:08 PM

wow, surprised that isnt getting more publicity

1/26/2009 7:09:30 PM

i use the same passwords for sites that don't have any of my personal info on them. that goes for something as simple as an address.

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1/26/2009 7:09:59 PM

FREE JOBS

1/26/2009 7:10:04 PM

^^^ conspiracy dude.

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

1/26/2009 7:10:21 PM

Is this 4real?

or did you get this off myspace?

1/26/2009 7:11:47 PM

thx, good thing i dont frequently reuse pws...

although i think the monster hacker may be able to impersonate me on tww...

^ its forreal, i logged into Monster and they had a notice about it..

Quote :

"January 23, 2009 As is the case with many companies that maintain large databases of information, Monster is the target of illegal attempts to access and extract information from its database. We recently learned our database was illegally accessed and certain contact and account data were taken, including Monster user IDs and passwords, email addresses, names, phone numbers, and some basic demographic data. The information accessed does not include resumes. Monster does not generally collect – and the accessed information does not include - sensitive data such as social security numbers or personal financial data. Immediately upon learning about this, Monster initiated an investigation and took corrective steps. It is important to know the company continually monitors for any illicit use of information in our database, and so far, we have not detected the misuse of this information. In order to help assure the security of your information, you may soon be required to change your password upon logging onto the site. Please follow the instructions on the site. We would also recommend you proactively change your password yourself as an added precaution. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, but feel it is important that you take these preventative measures. As a further precaution, we want to remind you that an email address could be used to target “phishing” emails. Monster will never send an unsolicited email asking you to confirm your username and password, nor will Monster ask you to download any software, “tool” or “access agreement” in order to use your Monster account. Monster’s security page, http://my.monster.com/securitycenter, provides users with a substantial amount of information about different types of Internet fraud. We encourage you to review the information to learn more about what you can do to protect yourself on the Internet. The protection of your data is a high priority for Monster. Our newly redesigned Web site has, and will continue to add, safety and security features to protect your information and we want you to feel confident using it. We continue to devote significant resources to ensure Monster has appropriate security controls in place to protect our infrastructure, and while no company can completely prevent unauthorized access to data, Monster believes that by reaching out to job seekers, the company can help users better defend themselves against similar attacks. We truly value the trust you place in Monster and appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve as your online career resource. Sincerely, Patrick Manzo Senior Vice President, Global Chief Privacy Officer Monster Worldwide"

[Edited on January 26, 2009 at 7:14 PM. Reason : .]

1/26/2009 7:12:43 PM

it was me

1/26/2009 7:12:58 PM

http://consumerist.com/5139480/monstercom-hacked-user-names--passwords-stolen?skyline=true&s=x

I, too, use the same password for unimportant stuff like myspace, facebook, and shit however I still went ahead and changed them because that would suck.

1/26/2009 7:13:37 PM

ive never used monster.com

1/26/2009 7:14:42 PM

Out of all job search sites monster sucks the most, I get more spam from fake jobs trying to steal my identity than any other site. It's ri-god damn-diculous.

1/26/2009 7:16:20 PM

sonofabitch

i hate changing passwords

1/26/2009 7:27:41 PM

btttt

1/28/2009 1:16:59 AM

Hasn't this happened before on Monster?

1/28/2009 1:20:16 AM