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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Townsend

Cyber-attack sparks fears that criminals could target UK gun owners for firearms

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The National Crime Agency has urged anyone with security concerns to contact police. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Archive/Press Association Images

Police are investigating a cyber-attack involving potentially thousands of British gun owners, raising concerns that organised criminals may target them for firearms.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is assessing the level of risk after the National Smallbore Rifle Association (NSRA) confirmed that data belonging to some of its members had been “compromised”.

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