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Jobs Site Monster Cutting 400 ... Jobs

John Johnson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:56:53 CST

It's a layoff announcement with a sad, ironic twist: Monster Worldwide, which runs the online recruitment site and makes job-search software, is itself slashing 400 jobs, reports Reuters . That amounts to 7% of full-time staff. "The progress we saw in the fourth quarter was much slower than what we saw...

Cable Company Wages War on Monsters

Rob Quinn — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:18:12 CDT

High-end audio cable maker Monster Cable has been taking on every monster it can find in a battle to safeguard its trademark, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company has sued makers of monster-branded products from carpet cleaners to energy drinks, along with job-search site Monster.com, and even the...

Hackers Breach Monster.com

Kevin Spak — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:46:01 CST

Hackers have illegally accessed Monster.com and stolen personal details from an uncertain number of its 75 million users, Bloomberg reports. The hackers snatched user IDs, passwords, contact information and more, though resumes weren’t accessed. Users should be on the lookout for bogus e-mails that appear to come from employers,...

Identity Theft Ring Uses Job Ads

Peter Fearon — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:03:22 CDT

Fraudulent job ads on Monster.com and other websites have been used to obtain personal information to steal thousands of identities, reports Information Week. Researchers at security company Symantec uncovered a major database containing 1.6 million pieces of personal information on an undisclosed number of people who clicked on...