Switch
What Happened
In October 2024, the Hungarian IT headhunting service Switch inadvertently exposed thousands of customer records via a public GitHub repository. The exposed data contained job applications with names, email addresses and in some cases, commentary on the applicant.
Compromised Data
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Affected Accounts:
5.4 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
October 2024
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Added to HIBP:
5 Oct 2024
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Change Your Password
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