The government will be forced to spend billions of dollars to issue new ID numbers to at least 80 per cent of all citizens over 17 after a theft that dates back a decade.
According to a new report by the Ponemon Institute, nearly half of the UK's cyber security teams never speak with executives, increasing the risk of data theft.
Hackers stole personal information from more than 104,000 taxpayers this spring, the International Revenue Service (IRS) said yesterday.
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