Gaming giant Sony has been fined £250,000 by the data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation users.
PlayStation Network (PSN) members are being offered free games after users were locked out of the service following a hack, which also put their data at risk.
An extra 24.6 million computer game users may have had personal details stolen by hackers after Sony revealed it had suffered a second major internet breach.
A major credit card shake-up starts tomorrow with MBNA set to end a long-standing stealth charge that penalises those who spend on their card after making a cheap balance transfer.