Jobringer Alleged Data Exposure
The 2022 Jobringer data breach occurred in January 2022 when the recruitment and employment portal database of Jobringer (jobringer.com), an Indian career platform operated by Jobtech Ventures and HINDCO Consulting Services, was compromised and published on cybercrime forums.
Exposed Data Types
9- Email addresses
- Passwords
- Names
- Phone numbers
- Physical addresses
- Dates of birth
- Genders
- Job titles
- Salaries
About This Record
What information was affected in the Jobringer incident?
The leaked SQL and CSV exports (jr_jobseeker_master_combo.csv, jr_jobseeker_leads.csv, jr_employer_master.csv, jr_admin.csv) contain detailed candidate and corporate dossiers. Impacted records for 232,964 unique accounts encompass:
- Authentication Secrets: Canonical validated email addresses and passwords hashed with bcrypt (
$2y$10$). - Personal & Demographic Identifiers: Candidate full names, gender, dates of birth, marital status, ethnicity, and religion.
- Contact & Physical Coordinates: Personal and corporate telephone numbers, street addresses, and cities.
- Professional & Corporate Details: Preferred job locations, employer designations, corporate tax/GST identifiers, and recruiter profiles.
How many accounts were affected?
Rigorous RFC canonical parsing and deduplication across 233,130 database rows confirmed 232,964 unique valid email addresses.
Technical analysis and security risks
Although password credentials were hashed using modern bcrypt, the exposure of telephone numbers alongside career preferences and addresses facilitates recruitment fraud, advance-fee employment scams, and spear-phishing campaigns targeting job seekers.
Recommended actions for affected users
Candidates and employers registered on Jobringer should:
- Exercise heightened vigilance regarding unsolicited job offers, employment recruiters requesting upfront processing fees, or unexpected verification requests.
- Update credentials across any platforms where identical passwords may have been reused.
Verification and editorial method
LeakData compares the incident name, date, affected-record count, and exposed data types with accessible sources. Unverified fields are not presented as facts, and records are updated when new evidence becomes available.
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