36,779
Records Exposed
Apr 2014
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
May 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In April 2014, the job platform bigmoneyjobs.com fell victim to a cyberattack orchestrated by an individual known as "ProbablyOnion". This breach led to the compromise of more than 36,000 user accounts, revealing email addresses, usernames, and plaintext passwords. The attacker purportedly exploited a SQL injection vulnerability to carry out the breach.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Online Portal
Indexed On
May 1, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on BigMoneyJobs and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
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- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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