Monday, October 29, 2007

UK: Cyber Crime 'Worse Than Burglary'

Guy Dixon writes on vnunet.com:

Identity theft has become one of the most feared crimes in the UK, according to a study of more than 1,400 regular internet users, outranking burglary, assault and robbery.

Around one in three respondents to the survey indicated that they had been the victim of some form of cyber-theft, including phishing emails, credit card fraud and unauthorised bank transfers.

More here.

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