The Guardian Jobs UK website was hacked Friday 10/23. The third party that runs the website has identified the manner in which the breach was carried out, but details have not been disclosed.
Users affected by the breach have been contacted by email and instructed to:
- Contact your creditors, even if they have not been affected, so that they can monitor your accounts to ensure they remain protected.
- Contact a credit reference agency: Callcredit, Equifax or Experian provide suggested steps to resolve the situation and prevent it happening again.
- Contact CIFAS protective registration: If you think you have been a victim of identity theft you should consider subscribing to CIFAS. This places a notice on your credit file indicating that your name and address may be used to perpetrate identity fraud.
Guardian Jobs confirmed that the US jobs site is independent of the UK operation and has not been effected.
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