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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