New rules to force mobile networks to block scammers
Ofcom is stepping up its attack on scam calls and mobile messaging with a new set of rules to force…
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ISBA backs plan to force tech giants to block scam ads
Client marketing body ISBA has throw its weight behind new Ofcom plans to force tech giants to finally be held…
Ex-RAC data theft duo ordered to pay back £118,000
Two former RAC employees, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully copying and selling over 29,500 lines of personal information, have been…
Car crash data thief ordered to pay back over £355,880
A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information about car crash claims has been slapped with a £355,880.10 confiscation…
Govt steps up war on fraud with £250m scam attack
The Government is ratcheting up its attack on scammers, blaggers and spammers with the launch of a new £250m fighting…
Two more convicted over mass UK car crash data theft
The Information Commissioner’s Office has welcomed the convictions of two further individuals following its extensive investigation into the unlawful accessing…
Meta cleans up as ‘high risk’ dodgy finance ads spread
Social media might be the marketing and advertising industry’s go-to channel but it has now also overtaken email as the…
Marketer banged up for three years over £90,000 fraud
A marketing manager has been slapped with a three-year prison sentence for defrauding a Cambridgeshire motorsport company she worked for…
‘Untouchable’ overseas call scammers facing wipe-out
Rogue telemarketers hiding behind fake numbers will be unmasked under a new partnership with Britain’s biggest phone companies designed to…
Business chief slams ICO after crash data theft case
One of the so-called “North-West gang of eight”, who was prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office for obtaining customers’ contact…