Automatic defences to stop hackers hijacking websites or spoofing official domains will get a boost from a £1.9bn government cybersecurity strategy.
Chancellor Philip Hammond will give details of the plans in a speech later.
Other defences that intercept booby-trapped emails or shut down thieves impersonating bank websites will also be expanded.
...Prof Alan Woodward, a computer security expert from the University of Surrey, said he hoped the government spent cash on the "high volume, low sophistication attacks" that plague people and cause the majority of financial losses.
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