europa.jobs Data Breach

What happened?

In August 2019, the now defunct European jobs website europa.jobs (Google cache link) suffered a data breach. The incident exposed 226k unique email addresses alongside extensive personal information including names, dates of birth, job applications and passwords. The data was subsequently redistributed on a popular hacking forum.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is August 11, 2019. The record was added to the catalogue on January 15, 2020 and last updated there on January 15, 2020.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Geographic locations
• Job applications
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Spoken languages

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with europa.jobs or used europa.jobs around August 11, 2019. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.