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  1. 01-28-2009, 08:55 AM #1
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    IMPORTANT monster.com users must read

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090127...ncomputercrime

    monster.com job seeker database hacked! for all you job seekers that use or used this service you could be at risk!
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    Re: IMPORTANT monster.com users must read

    Quote Originally Posted by nixer View Post
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090127...ncomputercrime

    monster.com job seeker database hacked! for all you job seekers that use or used this service you could be at risk!

    There isn't a whole lot they can get from that. Name, address, phone number is about it.
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  3. 01-28-2009, 04:24 PM #3
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    Re: IMPORTANT monster.com users must read

    They did say that user names and accounts passwords were also taken. Not as bad as credit card info or SS numbers, but they could still make some trouble for you with potential employers. The hackers obviously thought they had something to gain from it or they wouldn't have done it.
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    Re: IMPORTANT monster.com users must read

    Quote Originally Posted by simplechamp View Post
    They did say that user names and accounts passwords were also taken. Not as bad as credit card info or SS numbers, but they could still make some trouble for you with potential employers. The hackers obviously thought they had something to gain from it or they wouldn't have done it.
    Not so. Most of the hackers hack just to prove that they can. There was a fraternity/sorority in my college in the Philipines that required you to hack something to gain entry (their version of hazing). There was no internet then - just modems or local networks - so it was much more difficult.

    The I Love You virus that plagued the US a few years ago was created by this kid who thought it was fun.
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  5. 01-29-2009, 05:24 PM #5
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    Re: IMPORTANT monster.com users must read

    Quote Originally Posted by anatess View Post
    Not so. Most of the hackers hack just to prove that they can. There was a fraternity/sorority in my college in the Philipines that required you to hack something to gain entry (their version of hazing). There was no internet then - just modems or local networks - so it was much more difficult.

    The I Love You virus that plagued the US a few years ago was created by this kid who thought it was fun.
    I do understand those examples. I'm sure a lot of people do hack for personal satisfaction or notoriety among their peers. I don't know I would accept "Most of the hackers hack just to prove that they can." as a fact though.
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  6. 01-29-2009, 05:40 PM #6
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    Nothing new there
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