Many of you are aware that, for the second time in 18 months, Monster's database was compromised. This time the personal information of 1.2 million job seekers was stolen, in 2007 it was the username and passwords of legitimate Recruiters.

According to the dictionary;

Hack; to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle:

Using this definition of HACK; we can safely say that Monster's inability to secure the sensitive data of jobs seekers and paying customers has created the "follow on" hacks below:

1. They hacked the confidence of millions of job seekers and paying customers world wide
2. They hacked the job board industry by creating distrust in eRecruitment
3. They hacked the hopes and dreams of millions of job seekers who will now get phishing emails instead of bona fide communications for employment
4. They hacked a percentage of these job seekers lives because they will naively give personal information to criminals who call or email them based on this stolen data
5. They hacked customers in 2007 when they used the breach of their database as the reason to squeeze hundreds of thousands of additional license revenue out of us, saying that it was OUR fault for sharing passwords!

And finally, another definition of HACK from the dictionary - this time in reference to the person who made the decision to spend $3 Million on a Superbowl ad instead of on additional security measures:

Hack
Noun;
1. A person who engages in an activity without talent or skills

Enjoy the humor, marvel at the irony!