In March 2021, news emerged about a significant data breach affecting millions of Adecco customers in South America, which was subsequently offered for sale on a popular hacking forum. This breach resulted in the exposure of more than 4 million unique email addresses, along with accompanying data including genders, dates of birth, marital statuses, phone numbers, and passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
The breach raised concerns about the security of user data on the Adecco platform and emphasized the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive information.
Compromised data: Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Marital statuses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers
- Compromised accounts: 4,284,538
- Breach date: 3 January 2021
The breach raised concerns about the security of user data on the Adecco platform and emphasized the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive information.
Compromised data: Email addresses, Genders, Geographic locations, Marital statuses, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers