Major Data Breach Exposes Five Million Jobseekers
A job search platform exposed over 5 million resumes, putting millions of job seekers at risk of identity theft, targeted scams and fraud. The leak, discovered by cyber security researchers at Cybernews , comes from a misconfigured Microsoft Azure storage container that is accessible on the Internet.
The breach is linked to LiveCareer, a platform founded in 2004 that provides digital tools for job seekers including resume templates, cover letter generators, and job listings. The service helps over 10 million users across 180 countries. Based on the scale of the leak, researchers estimate that nearly half of the platform’s users may have had their data compromised.
The documents included a wealth of personally identifiable information (PII) such as full names, phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, and complete employment histories. With this level of detail, experts warn that affected individuals face a heightened risk of targeted phishing schemes, financial fraud, and impersonation.
Despite multiple attempts by Cybernews to reach LiveCareer, the company has not issued a public statement regarding the breach as of publication.
