*Entry Title: *WHID 2011-42: Irish recruitment website hacked *WHID ID: *2011-42 *Date Occurred: *February 8, 2011 *Attack Method: *SQL Injection *Application Weakness: *Improper Input Handling *Outcome: *Leakage of Information *Attacked Entity Field: *Recruitment *Attacked Entity Geography: *Ireland *Incident Description: *The Irish job website RecruitIreland.com was hacked earlier this week, resulting in breached systems and the theft of the credentials of 400,000 users. According to media reports, the website was temporarily taken offline after the breach was discovered on the 8th February. A statement on the website said that as per its security guidelines and structures, it has a process in place for eventualities such as this. It said: “The present indicators are that our database was breached to get email addresses and names for spamming *Mass Attack: *No *Reference: * http://www.scmagazineuk.com/irish-recruitment-website-hacked-leading-to-the-breach-of-around-400000-user-details/article/196142/ *Attack Source Geography: * *Items Leaked: *email addresses *Number of Records: *400,000