Cody Taylor

chiguy writes “There’s been another break-in at Monster.com. It’s surprising that there are still unencrypted passwords stored in database despite the previous hack, as is the decision to not email users — presumably so that no one will make a fuss. From PC World: ‘Monster.com user IDs and passwords were stolen, along with names, e-mail addresses, birth dates, gender, ethnicity, and in some cases, users’ states of residence. The information does not include Social Security numbers, which Monster.com said it doesn’t collect, or resumes. Monster.com posted the warning about the breach on Friday morning and does not plan to send e-mails to users about the issue, said Nikki Richardson, a Monster.com spokeswoman. The SANS Internet Storm Center also posted a note about the break-in on Friday.'”

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Google laid off full time employees for the first time ever earlier this month. But those new ex-Googlers shouldn’t be unemployed for long. Not if a pair of aggressive Facebook recuriters have their way, judging by an email they sent to an email list for former Google employees this morning: