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2009 Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Jobbörse fake employers harvested applicant data

2009 3.8M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Addresses, phone numbers, DOB, CVs, certificates

Technical writeup

Fake employers could register on the Jobbörse and access detailed applicant data. Econsulting24 posted 2,500 fake job listings to harvest data. Exposed: addresses, phone, DOB, CVs, certificates. 3.8M job seekers in system. BA used 20 staff daily to remove 100–200 suspicious listings.

Root cause

Weak employer verification; fake company registration

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