Originally Posted by
Agent69
The problem with your response is that the overwhelming majority of the 189,108 cases of identity fraud in 2018 had nothing to do with data breaches at major companies.
1) Identity fraud has reached dizzying heights and according to fraud prevention group Cifas, there were more than 189,000 cases in the UK in 2018.
2) Cifas also found that 65% of identity theft victims had a social media or online presence. Criminals simply scanned the web for readily available information like name, date of birth, email and telephone number – making this the number one method of obtaining personal details.
3) Fraudsters also rely heavily on phishing scams to get hold of personal details. Around 35% of identity theft can be traced back to this particular type of cybercrime.
I am part of the BA data breach and also a similar situation at Talktalk. I'm not going to let it ruin my life.
https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/...ics-in-the-uk/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...-a8963486.html
Fair point and I am delighted to hear that you won't let it ruin your life and agree that is totally the right attitude. I would venture to guess that more people are victim to these data hacks than are run down by buses (or in fact any wheel transport)
Companies do have a duty of care, I am not sure what is controversial about a company having to obey the law?