2 million jobseekers' data at risk after suspected mega breach

A recruitment software provider that manages the data of millions of job applicants suspects that it has had a major data breach.

PageUp reported that it found ‘unusual activity’ in its portal - which holds information about salary, bank details, tax numbers and other sensitive personal data.

The platform provider holds data on over two million individuals across 190 countries.

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Whilst it’s not yet confirmed whether anyone’s data security has been compromised by the hack, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been notified and are currently investigating.