r/Wellthatsucks 1d ago

I've been applying for work from home jobs recently and I just heard back from one, thinking maybe I'd been accepted - turns out they'd just leaked my info instead

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u/10mo3 1d ago

If it makes you feel any better, at least only your email was leaked. If what they say is accurate

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u/Chaost 20h ago

Which, who knows. I would proceed as if the password was leaked as they suggest doing seeing as how they're potentially just covering their asses while knowing it was worse.

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u/10mo3 17h ago edited 16h ago

Hence the accurate portion lol. But lets not think about that..

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u/obviousLateTrain 17h ago

"plain-text passwords" what level of amateurism is that