Switch data breach: 5397 accounts exposed
Severity: low · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2024-10-05
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. Exposed data: email addresses, job applications, names, social media profiles. The breach dates from Oct 1, 2024; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Oct 5, 2024.
What to do
- If you had a Switch account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
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