Hiretale.com

In 2022 the Indian recruitment platform Hiretale suffered a significant data breach when an unauthorized party gained access to its user database. The incident resulted in the exposure of sensitive information belonging to approximately 170000 job seekers. The leaked records included personal identifiers and account credentials. Security researchers noted that passwords were stored using the weak MD5 hashing algorithm which is highly susceptible to cracking. This vulnerability allowed threat actors to potentially access user accounts and gather private professional data. The breach highlights risks associated with legacy cryptographic practices in human resources technology platforms.