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Hackers obtain personal data of 1.3 million Sega Pass users

30 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Sega has admitted that 1.3 million users of its Sega Pass online game service have had their personal data obtained by website hackers. The details include names, email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted...

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Controversy surrounds claim that cybercrime costs UK economy £27bn

21 February 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Cybercrime costs the UK about £27bn a year, according to a report from the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance  and BAE Systems’ subsidiary, Detica. Of that figure, business loses out...

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Security firm highlights dangers of web browsing in some countries

27 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

UK Internet users have a 1 in 63 chance on any given day of suffering an online attack when they are on the web. The world average is 1 in 73. Going online in Africa and South America were much safer than...

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Clegg says it would be ‘morally right’ to try Gary McKinnon in UK

28 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Nick Clegg, the new Deputy Prime Minister, has announced that it would be morally right to try Gary McKinnon in the UK rather than extradite him to the US. McKinnon is accused by the US authorities of...

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