A screenshot of the Washington Post jobs website
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Washington Post jobs website (www.washingtonpost.com/jobs) was hacked last week, affecting about 1.27 million user IDs and email addresses.
According to a report by CNET on Wednesday, two separate attacks happened on June 27 and June 28. The Washington Post called the attacks "brief" in a notice on its website.
"We are taking this incident very seriously. We quickly identified the vulnerability and shut it down, and are pursuing the matter with law enforcement. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience," The Washington Post said in the notice.
The job posting site claims no passwords or other personal information was compromised in the hack, but the number of users affected is substantial nonetheless. Despite this, the notice claims the users' "Jobs account remain secure."
"We quickly identified the attack and took action to shut it down. We also have implemented additional measures to prevent against a similar attack in the future, and we are pursuing the matter with law enforcement," it said in a statement. "In addition, we are conducting a thorough audit of the security of the Jobs site."
The Post didn't specify the additional measures taken to prevent future attacks.
The Washington Post warned users to be cautious of spam that could result from this hack. In addition to avoiding opening emails from unknown senders, it told users to avoid giving any personal or financial information in an email and to avoid clicking links in spam.
Earlier this week, Fox News politics Twitter account was hacked. The hackers broadcasted tweets claiming Barack Obama was killed from the verified account.
According to a report by CNET on Wednesday, two separate attacks happened on June 27 and June 28. The Washington Post called the attacks "brief" in a notice on its website.
"We are taking this incident very seriously. We quickly identified the vulnerability and shut it down, and are pursuing the matter with law enforcement. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience," The Washington Post said in the notice.
The job posting site claims no passwords or other personal information was compromised in the hack, but the number of users affected is substantial nonetheless. Despite this, the notice claims the users' "Jobs account remain secure."
"We quickly identified the attack and took action to shut it down. We also have implemented additional measures to prevent against a similar attack in the future, and we are pursuing the matter with law enforcement," it said in a statement. "In addition, we are conducting a thorough audit of the security of the Jobs site."
The Post didn't specify the additional measures taken to prevent future attacks.
The Washington Post warned users to be cautious of spam that could result from this hack. In addition to avoiding opening emails from unknown senders, it told users to avoid giving any personal or financial information in an email and to avoid clicking links in spam.
Earlier this week, Fox News politics Twitter account was hacked. The hackers broadcasted tweets claiming Barack Obama was killed from the verified account.
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