The number of Britons whose financial data was hacked last year rose by a staggering 1,800 per cent. More than 42million people in the UK were affected by data breaches – up from 2.2million the previous year. The huge rise comes as criminal gangs have ramped up their use of large-scale ‘ransomware’ attacks. The 42million figure may include individuals whose details were stolen in multiple separate attacks, RPC said. Businesses, who have been urged to double down on efforts to protect the storage of personal data of customers and employees, should invest in robust IT security software, RPC said.

Source: Daily Mail April 18, 2022 22:26 UTC