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UK: Hack attack targets 4.3 million online CVs

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Dissent

Stewart Mitchell reports:

The personal details of 4.3 million job seekers may have been compromised in a “concerted and sophisticated” hack attack on Trinity Mirror’s recruitment sites.

According to Trinity Mirror, no actual CV details were exposed during the attack on sites such as Planet Recruit and JobSearch, even though the company believes email address and passwords may have been compromised.

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