Next Directory accounts cracked in £1m scam because customers re-used passwords

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Gang that cracked and sold Next Directory customer credentials jailed

A crime gang that hacked the accounts of Next Directory customers simply by culling login names and passwords leaked from other websites have been jailed. The gang exploited people's tendency to...

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