‘Utterly ruthless’ TalkTalk hacker jailed for four years
A TalkTalk hacker, who has had the threat of a prison sentence hanging over his head for nearly two-and-a-half years,…
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Gang of four sentenced over Axa Insurance data theft
Four men who ran a scam in which customer data was stolen from Axa Insurance and then passed on to…
Car crash data thief hit with six month prison sentence
A former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to…
Bupa hit by £175,000 fine for mass insider data theft
Bupa Insurance Services has been whacked with a £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to have effective security…
Veterinary recruiter sent to doghouse over data theft
Recruitment consultants might not have the best public image but their reputation has taken yet another knock after one of…
Jailed data theft copper forced to pay back £300,000
A bent police officer, who was jailed in October 2017 for selling car crash victims’ data to claims management firms…
Sacked and fined: would-be data thieves warned again
Anyone tempted to access confidential customer data and then sell it on to make a few quid has been sent…
Stephen Fry on alert as toffs’ data is stolen from club
The Oxford & Cambridge Club – an elite organisation whose membership includes some of the most wealthy and well-connected people…
Lloyds Bank call centre duo banged up for data fraud
Companies have long been warned about “the enemy within” but further proof of the need to keep a closer eye…
Bent copper gets five years for car crash data theft
A corrupt police officer, who made an estimated £363,000 by selling details of car crash victims to claims management firms…