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The incident is being investigated by the police

Computer hackers have targeted the Guardian newspaper’s jobs website in a “sophisticated and deliberate” move, the company has said.

The breach put the personal details of some of the site’s users at risk, and those who may have been affected have been identified and e-mailed.

The Guardian said it had since been “assured” by the supplier that runs the site that the system was now secure.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s e-crime unit are investigating.

The Guardian says its jobs site attracts more than two million unique users a month.

The company e-mailed those affected, saying: “You have used the site to make one or more job applications and we believe your personal data, relating to those applications, may have been accessed.”

It said there was “no reason to believe” financial or banking data was compromised, but passed on police advice about taking precautions, such as contacting creditors and asking them to monitor users’ accounts.

Recipients of the e-mail were also given the details of several organisations offering advice and services on identity fraud. Continue Reading »