Research from Tufin Technologies and the UK's Association of Police Officers has found that more than a fifth of college and university students in the UK have tried hacking.

"Over one in three students said they hacked for fun, whilst almost a quarter claimed they were just curious," writes IT PRO's Tom Brewster.

"As for what services the youngsters went for, 37 per cent had hacked Facebook accounts, 26 per cent email accounts and 10 per cent online shopping accounts," Brewster writes.

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