Security breaches that are allowing the financial details of tens of thousands of Britons to be sold on the internet are to be investigated by the country’s information watchdog.
Without paying a single penny, The Times downloaded banking information belonging to 32 people, including a High Court deputy judge and a managing director. The private account numbers, PINs and security codes were offered as tasters by illegal hacking sites in the hope that purchases would follow.
– The Times
More people now oppose Labour’s proposed ID cards than support them, a poll for The Daily Telegraph has found.
Just 43 per cent of those questioned said they favoured the introduction of a national identity scheme compared with 48 per cent who were against.
It is the first time YouGov has found more against than in favour.
When the ID scheme was first proposed by the Government in 2003, YouGov found 78 per cent supported it and just 15 per cent were opposed.
– The Telegraph
British computer users are the third-most targeted in the world by cyber criminals, according to an in-depth report.
The UK receives 20 billion spam messages every single day – equating to 300 for every person – with only the USA and China receiving more.
The figures were revealed by IronPort, an anti-virus company, which highlights how 98 per cent of all email traffic is now spam.
– The Telegraph
A large number of UK businesses could be at risk of losing sensitive data, security experts have warned.
Many UK businesses are not putting sufficient safeguards around their customer and employee data – leaving it unencrypted on laptops or back-up tapes, which can easily go missing.
Two weeks ago it emerged HM Revenue and Customs had lost the personal records and bank account details of 25m people in the post.
– The Financial Times