221,274
Records Exposed
Aug 2019
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Sep 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2019, the European job site europa.jobs experienced a data breach. The breach exposed 226,000 unique email addresses along with extensive personal information, including names, dates of birth, job applications, and passwords stored as SHA-512 hashes. The compromised data was later redistributed on a popular hacking forum. This incident highlights the need for strong cybersecurity practices, even for discontinued platforms, to protect sensitive user information from being misused.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Poland
Language
Polish
Password Storage
Other
Category
Employment
Indexed On
Sep 16, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on europa.jobs 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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