London - Shoppers are expected to spend almost £1bn online today as retailers unleash yet more bargain deals on Cyber Monday.
Spending is predicted to soar by 31 percent on last year, as stores offer discounts exclusively on the internet following the Black Friday weekend.
Some of Britain's biggest retailers will be hoping to avoid a repeat of Friday's problems when a number of websites struggled to cope with the volume of online traffic.
Cyber security expert Dave Whitelegg urged shoppers seeking bargains online to be vigilant, as hackers targeted people “all the time”.
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