An American man has been charged with allegedly spying on thousands of people via their computers for more than a decade. The US Department of Justice accused Philip Durachinsky of…
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Morrisons data leak: Supermarket liable for staff details breach
Morrisons has been found liable for the actions of a former member of its staff who stole the data of thousands of employees and posted it online. Workers brought a…
Identity theft at epidemic levels, warns Cifas
By Kevin Peachey and Chris Johnston Identity theft is reaching “epidemic levels”, according to a fraud prevention group, with people in their 30s the most targeted group. ID fraudsters obtain…
Identity fraud reaches record levels
A record 172,919 identity frauds were recorded in 2016 more than in any other previous year, according to Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service. New Cifas data reveals 173,000…
Sony to pay staff $8m compensation over cyber attack
A US judge has granted approval to a settlement of up to $8m (£5m) damages between Sony and employees affected by the 2014 hack of the firm’s computers. Sony agreed…
Stolen storage device leads to loss of customer bank and personal data
RSA offers customers free identity theft insurance for two years. by Lee Munson The personal details of thousands of Lloyds Bank account holders have gone missing following the suspected theft of…