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…
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North-West gang of eight guilty of mass crash data theft
Eight men from the North-West have been found guilty of unlawfully accessing and obtaining people’s personal data from vehicle repair…
Wrecking ball: Brits lose £106m to online dating scams
Romance scams are still breaking the hearts – and bank balances – of Brits across the country as the number…
Love hurts: Online dating hit by rise in AI scam attacks
Online dating might be hard enough as it is but now those looking for love are facing a new threat…
Ofcom steps up fight against dodgy network providers
Ofcom is ramping up its enforcement programme against network providers which fail to ensure the phone numbers that they have…
UK banks join with tech giants in fight to counter fraud
The UK’s biggest banks have joined forces with leading technology companies to counter fraud and protect consumers, build confidence, and…
Online adult film marketing firm forced to shut up shop
An online marketing company which claimed to sell adult films has been shut down by the UK’s Insolvency Service following…
EE warns Valentine daters over rise of ‘unprotected text’
EE is tapping into the Valentine’s Day lovefest to promote its online safety tools and warn daters about the dangers…
ICO whacks two Greater Manchester firms on the PECR
The 25-year war on nuisance callers has claimed two more scalps, with two Greater Manchester-based companies fined a total of…
PECR gripes hit 3-year high as Whac-A-Mole continues
The 25-year war on so-called nuisance calls and texts appears no closer to being won, with complaints set for a…