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

Graeme Burton
clock 16 January 2017 •
Next Directory accounts cracked in £1m scam because customers re-used passwords
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Next Directory accounts cracked in £1m scam because customers re-used passwords

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 use...

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