DAILY CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intel for Friday, 19 January 2024

Good Morning from Gibraltar – Today´s CYBERInsights including: TEMU – Scam or Legit? Crypto Crime falls, GDPR Ireland is most litigious in Europe #CYBERInsights #CYBERVoice #CyberJourno #CybersecurityJournalist #SMECybersecurityJournalist #SMECybersecurity 

1. TAKE FIVE: TEMU – SHOP LIKE A BILLIONAIRE! – I have had a flurry of friends and readers ask me about TEMU – Essentially is it a Scam or Is it Legit? If like me you always  “Take Five” – The next stage should be before even visiting any website is to do at least some cursory searches, check other users experiences, check any customer ratings. Please dont be swayed by so called “independent reviews” in truth very few of them are “independent” more often unscrupulous bloggers & influencers who are paid by the site. Learn More /…

2. CRYPTO: 2024 Crypto Crime Trends – Illicit Activity is down as both Scamming and Stolen funds fall, however the scourge of the SME – Ransomware and the ever present Darknet activity are on the rise according to the latest report and analysis by leading Blockchain Data Platform Chainanalysis.com  The report confirms 2023 as a year of recovery from Cryptocurrency as the industry struggled to regain trust after episodes like Bankman-Fried´s FTX Crypto fraud and an overall devaluation. Reserve Your Copy of the Full Report 

3. ONLINE PRIVACY: GDPR – Ireland leads the way in Europe in GDPR Enforcement according to new analysis by leading City Law Firm DLA Piper. The 2024 edition of DLA Piper’s GDPR and Data Breach Survey has revealed another record year for GDPR enforcement. Supervisory authorities across Europe have issued a total of EUR1.78 billion (GBP1.55 billion) in fines since 28 January 2023, which is an increase of over 14% on the total issued in the year from 28 January 2022. Download the Full Report here.