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Cyber related crime costs UK victims £190,000 a day (source: The City of London Police) and as our lives become exponentially more ‘digital’, that figure is set to increase.

When GDPR regulations were enforced, many of us were left thinking that our data would finally be respected and used only as specifically outlined. But in one of the latest data leaks containing over two billion records, evidence shows we have a long way to go when it comes to regulating how our data is shared.

Understanding how a hacker can use your data is useful, especially if you want to know how to protect yourself online. Do you know what happens if your personal information is leaked? Or how to check if your information has already been leaked in breaches from sites like Netflix, MyFitnessPal or Marriott? DynaRisk’s free dark web scanning tool can help.

The move to make a cardholder’s name as important as their sort code and account number may be delayed by up to 18 months, according to UK finance.

SPOILER ALERT: if you haven’t seen ‘You’, a psychological thriller series on Netflix, look away now!

One of the common questions our cyber security experts are asked is ‘what exactly can a criminal do with my stolen information?’. Our answer? The possibilities are truly endless! Nest home security cameras are the latest discussion topic as there have been increasing reports of unusual hacker activity.

From your grocery shopping to online banking, we can do almost everything online and with so many accounts and profiles to think about, managing passwords can be a tricky business. But the more vast our digital lives become, the more important it is to protect ourselves in every way possible.

This year is off to a busy start for hacking communities and the latest data dump adds yet more fuel to the quickly growing cyber security fire.

DynaRisk’s Intelligence Analysts have been hard at work mapping out this year’s trends; if 2018 taught us anything, it’s to expect a growth in cyber attacks.