Unfortunately, anyone that has a Monster.com account needs to be on the look out for Phishing attempts since data was leaked. Symantec noticed the breach and notified Monster, but is insisting that users be wary of email that contain personal information such as employment history, skill sets and more. Like many people, I’m affected by this as well.
Symantec said it had seen reports of phishing e-mails sent out to Monster.com users which were “very realistic” and contained “personal information of the victims”.
The e-mail encouraged users to download a Monster Job Seeker Tool, which was in fact a program that encrypted files in their computer and left a ransom note demanding money for their decryption.
