Young Brits 'lack cyber-security awareness'
More than 52% of Britons aged 18-25 are using the same password for lots of online services, suggests a survey.
By doing so they make it easy for hackers to hijack accounts, warned the UK government's Cyber Aware campaign.
The danger was acute because of the sensitive data people typically send via email and other accounts, it found.
About 79% of the 2,261 respondents of all ages said they had sent bank details or copies of passports and driving licences via messaging systems.
"Your email account is really a treasure trove of information that hackers won't hesitate to exploit," said Det Insp Mick Dodge, national cyber-protect co-ordinator with the City of London police in a statement.
The danger of identity theft was significant, he said, because many people who sent personal information via email rarely deleted it.
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