Monster.com
Disclosed Aug 21, 200719 years ago1,600,000 affectedUnverified
Trojan harvests 1.6 million entries from job site's resume database
A computer program used stolen log-in credentials to access the employer section of Monster.com; Symantec found a remote server holding more than 1.6 million entries of personal data on several hundred thousand job seekers.
What is known
| People affected | 1,600,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Attack | Credential stuffing |
| Data exposed | Names, Emails, Phone numbers, Addresses |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Monster attack steals user datanews.bbc.co.uk · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Aug 21, 2007 | 1,600,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.