Hacked off: How the scammers manage to take control?

Our personal details being held by organisations around the world means we are all hacking targets.

“A low-level hacker could find this information and send emails to everyone on the database – it’s called ‘spray and prey’,” says Jai Aenugu from Aberdeen-based TechForce, one of a number of firms helping to turn Scotland into one of Europe’s cyber-security hubs.