{
  "id": 5579221,
  "title": "UK account-hack losses surge as new reporting system exposes hidden cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uk-account-hack-losses-surge-as-new-reporting-system-exposes-hidden",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T14:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/uk-account-hack-losses-surge-as-reporting-changes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In its first annual assessment, published Friday, the City of London Police said victims reported losing £6.3 million ($8.5 million) to account hacks in the year ending March 31, up from £1.2 million ($1.6 million) a year earlier.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}