104 Labor Bank was hacked! Personal information of 120,000 job seekers may have been leaked, official news confirmed

The well-known job search website "104 Job Bank" was shocked to hear that it was hacked by hackers today (6th), and more than 100,000 job seekers' resumes and personal information may have been leaked. Officials have issued a major announcement in the afternoon to confirm this.

104 Information Technology released a major message this afternoon, revealing that it has recently detected abnormal reading conditions in its App system. After internal investigation and forensics, it was confirmed that approximately 120,000 job applicants’ resume information had been accessed without authorization. The company has adopted contingency mechanisms and blocking measures as soon as possible, and cooperated with external third-party information security agencies to conduct comprehensive forensics and system security enhancements. At the same time, it notified the competent authorities and formally reported the case to the Taipei City Investigation Division of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, and cooperated with judicial authorities in in-depth investigations.

104 stated that affected job seekers have been notified individually through email and other channels. At present, the entire site system and overall operations remain normal, and the business has not been significantly affected. The relevant losses and impact scope are still being assessed. In the future, the company will make public the latest explanation in due course depending on the progress of the investigation and relevant regulations.

In addition, 104 specifically reminds job seekers to be careful of any strange calls or messages that pretend to be in the name of 104 or the recruitment company. If you receive suspicious contact, you can directly contact 104 customer service or call the 165 anti-fraud hotline for confirmation.