The chief exec of the National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of the GCHQ, has called on everyone to put two-factor authentication on their emails following revelations that almost the entire population’s details are available for sale on the dark web. Speaking at the Parliament and Internet Conference, Ciaran Martin said nearly everyone’s email addresses are available on the dark web, but added that more personal data sets, including national insurance numbers, were much less commonly available.

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