3,026,120
Records Exposed
Jan 2021
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In January 2021, HR and business process outsourcing company Adecco suffered a data breach that mainly affected customers in South America. The compromised data, later sold on a popular hacking forum, included over 4 million records, along with information such as names, genders dates of birth, phone numbers, and bcrypt-hashed passwords. This incident highlights the crucial need for strong cybersecurity protections to safeguard sensitive customer data from unauthorized access and misuse.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Switzerland
Language
English
Password Storage
bcrypt
Category
Employment
Indexed On
Sep 2, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Adecco and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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