Job.sy
Data Breach
www.job.sy77,601
Records Exposed
Jul 2023
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Feb 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In July 2023, Job.sy, a Syrian job portal offering employment opportunities and recruitment services, experienced a data breach affecting 79,000 users. The exposed data included email addresses, full names, usernames, phone numbers, addresses, and passwords stored as MD5 hashes. This incident emphasizes the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, including the use of strong encryption algorithms and secure password storage methods, to protect sensitive user information from unauthorized access and potential exploitation.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Language
English
Password Storage
MD5
Category
Online Portal, Employment
Indexed On
Feb 18, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Job.sy 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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