Tony Neate, who is the managing director of GetSafeOnline.org, explained that a date of birth and address were enough for a, Internet criminal to set up a credit card in another person’s name.
Studies by the group have revealed that as many as eight million people leave home wireless networks unprotected against unwelcome intrusion.
Not only that, but over half of the over-65s surveyed use the same password for every website they are members of, it was discovered, and they suggest that it would be a wise precaution for these people to change their passwords more frequently and not to use the same details.
