JobStreet advises to reset password after claims of info leak

JobStreet has sent emails to its users advising them to reset their password after a post on a Malaysian online forum claim to have JobStreet.com account information.

Aside from the advice to reset passwords, the company also immediately activated their security processes to further secure user account information as they investigate the issue.

JobStreet, though, still have no evidence to suggest that accounts were accessed and recommend that users do not respond to any suspicious communications.

“Protecting the privacy and security of your information is our utmost priority and we are continuously enhancing our platform to prevent unauthorised access.” said JobStreet.com CEO Suresh Thiru in the email.

Have you received a similar email? Let us know in the comments below.

Full email:

Important Security Info for JobStreet.com Users

We are writing to inform you about a post on a Malaysian online forum claiming to have JobStreet.com account information.

Upon being alerted of the claim, we immediately activated our security processes to further secure your account information and investigate the issue.

As a precautionary measure, we also advise you to reset your password immediately. Please do this via the link.

Even though we have no evidence to suggest that your account was accessed, as good practice we recommend that you do not respond to any suspicious communications. If you have questions, please contact our Customer Care or email [email protected].

Protecting the privacy and security of your information is our utmost priority and we are continuously enhancing our platform to prevent unauthorised access.

Sincerely,
Suresh Thiru
CEO
JobStreet.com

Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

https://www.yugatech.com

2 Comments

mech says:

8 years ago

I have been postponing the reseting of my jobstreet acct password. So when I got the time to do so 2 days ago, I cant log in anymore due tk invalid useid and password. I swear I got both of them right. Shuld I be concerned about this?
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Regel Javines says:

8 years ago

Hi Yugatech. Tanks for this info. I received the same advise to reset my password via a link but I decided to research that on the Net and I found this page. Now, I started writing about this on my blog, MainbarOnline (www.mainbaronline.com) And yes, I have to take this opportunity to ask your permission to re-post the e-mail response of Facebook, of course with attribution. Thank you.
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